A case report of the first ganglioneuroblastoma of the parotid gland of an the adult
Aldo Bove 1, Rossana Percario 1, Andrea Carlo 1, Barbara Zappacosta 2
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1 Department of Medicine, Dentistry and Biotechnology, University “G. D’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara, Italy
2 Department of Phatology, Casa di Cura “Pierangeli”, Pescara, Italy
Abstract
The ganglioneuroblastoma is a rare form of pediatric tumor, involving innerved tissues of the nervous sympathetic system, whose evolution is very hard to foresee. A 38 year-old patient whose histologic exam unexpectedly showed ganglioneuroblastoma, underwent a parotidectomy. Three years after surgery the patient is in optimal clinical conditions, without any radiological signs or clinical relapses.
Keywords
- Ganglioneuroblastoma
- Parotid gland
- Parodidectomy