Appendiceal ganglioneuroma in neurofibromatosis type 2

Yonah Esterson; Aryeh Y. Esterson; Gregory M. Grimaldi; John S. Pellerito; Robin J. Warshawsky

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.05.018

Appendiceal ganglioneuroma in neurofibromatosis type 2

Yonah Esterson, Aryeh Y. Esterson, Gregory M. Grimaldi, John S. Pellerito, Robin J. Warshawsky

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Here we report the case of a 30-year-old woman with a history of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) who presented with an incidentally discovered pelvic mass on an ultrasound. The identity of the mass remained indeterminate following a CT and MRI, although appendiceal pathology was suspected. An elective laparoscopy and appendectomy were performed without complication and pathology on the specimen demonstrated an appendiceal ganglioneuroma. To our knowledge, there has been no prior documented case of an appendiceal ganglioneuroma in a patient with NF2. Furthermore, the current case is the first to report the MR characteristics of appendiceal ganglioneuromas.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	22-25
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Imaging
Volume	45
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.05.018
State	Published - Sep 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Appendiceal ganglioneuroma
Appendix
Computed tomography
Ganglioneuroma
Magnetic resonance
Neurofibromatosis type 2

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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