29Aug 2017

RETROPERITONEAL GANGLIONEUROMA: A CASE REPORT.

  • Service de Chirurgie viscerale aile 3 au CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Facult? de m?decine et de pharmacie Casablanca, Universit? Hassan II Casablanca MAROC.
  • Driss ERGUIBI Professeur Assistant chirurgie viscerale.
  • Abdelilah ELBAKOURI Resident en chirurgie viscerale.
  • Taghrid BROUZINE Interne en chirurgie viscerale.
  • Rachid BOUFETTAL Professeur agreg? en chirurgie viscerale.
  • Saad Rifki JAI Professeur de l?enseignement superieur en chirurgie viscerale.
  • Farid CHEHAB Professeur de l?enseignement superieur en chirurgie viscerale, chef de service Aile 3 et Doyen de la facult? de Medecine et de Pharmacie de Casablanca MAROC.
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Ganglioneuroma is a rare benign nervous tumor frequently located in the retroperitoneal area. We report the case of a 58-year-old woman who was hospitalized for exploratory abdominal pain associated with vomiting lasting 3 months. Abdominal CT scan revealed a large left para-aortic retroperitoneal mass of 70 mm long axis. A median laparotomy was done. The tumor was soft and movable. A total exeresis was performed. The pathology examination had conclude in a benign ganglioneuroma. The follow-up was two years. Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma is a benign tumor with a good prognosis. The treatement is surgical.


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[D. Erguibi, A. Elbakouri, T. Brouzine, R. Boufettal, S.R. Jai and F. Chehab. (2017); RETROPERITONEAL GANGLIONEUROMA: A CASE REPORT. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Aug). 1746-1749] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5239      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5239