Ganglioneuroma of Posterior Mediastinum in a 6-year-old Girl: Imaging for Pediatric Intrathoracic Incidentaloma

Ganglioneuroma of Posterior Mediastinum in a 6-year-old Girl: Imaging for Pediatric Intrathoracic Incidentaloma

Intrathoracic tumor is a rare entity in the pediatric population and neurogenic tumors account for 40-50% of childhood intrathoracic tumors. They can cause severe symptoms, such as respiratory distress, neurological dysfunction and metabolic disturbances. Posterior mediastinal ganglioneuroma (GN) us...

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Main Authors: Pei-Chin Lin, Shih-Hsiung Lin, Shah-Hwa Chou, Yu-Wen Chen, Tai-Tsung Chang, Jiunn-Ren Wu, Twei-Shun Jaw, Zen-Kong Dai, Mei-Chyn Chao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-09-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
child
ganglioneuroma
intrathoracic tumor
positron emission tomography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X10700784

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