In:
The Surgery Journal, Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Vol. 07, No. 03 ( 2021-07), p. e255-e258
Abstract:
Neuroblastic tumors (NTs) include neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroblastoma, and ganglioneuroma (GN). They are very rare in adults. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results identified 144 patients ≥20 years old at diagnosis (6.1%) from 1973 to 2002. GNs account for 14% of all localized NT. Since 1957, a total of four cases of GN of the duodenum have been reported. We report a novel case of GN of the periampullary region in the duodenum in a 41-year-old man presenting with chronic upper gastrointestinal bleed. Given the rarity of GNs in this age group and the nonspecificity of radiological features, this diagnosis is often missed until histopathology is done. This may negatively affect the prognosis of an otherwise well-prognosticated disease.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2378-5128
,
2378-5136
DOI:
10.1055/s-0041-1735644
Language:
English
Publisher:
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Publication Date:
2021
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2864275-2
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