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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2002;32(5): 481-484.
A Dumbbell-shaped Thoraco-lumbar Extradural Ganglioneuroma: Case Report.
Woo Sung Sun, Yong Tae Jung, Soo Chun Kim, Jae Hong Sim
Department of Neurosurgery, Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan Korea. ij90sun@hanmail.net
ABSTRACT
Ganglioneuromas commonly arise from sympathetic ganglia. These neoplasm may be located wherever ganglion cells are normally found from skull base to pelvis including adrenal gland. Ganglioneuromas in spinal cord are very rare. We report a case of dumbbell-shaped extradural spinal ganglioneuroma. A 7-year-old boy was admitted to our hospital with a 20 day-history of both leg pain and a 10 day-history of progressive paraparesis. On magnetic resonance image, there was a dumbbell-shaped extradural spinal cord tumor in T11-L4 level. Two stage operation(First : Laminoplastic laminotomy of T11-L4 to remove the extradural portion of the tumor in the spinal canal, Second : Right retroperitoneal approach for the removal of paraspinal tumor located in L2-3 level) was performed. Pathologic diagnosis was a ganglioneuroma and paraparesis improved postoperatively.
Key Words: Ganglioneuroma; Dumbbell shape; Spinal cord tumor; Two stage operation
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