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Ganglioneuroma

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: ganglioneuroma
(¦gaŋ·glē·ō·nu̇′rō·mə)

(medicine) A tumor composed of sympathetic ganglion cells and sheathed nerve fibers.


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Medical Dictionary: gan·gli·o·neu·ro·ma
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(găng'glē-ō-nʊ-rō'mə, -nyʊ-)
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A benign neoplasm composed of mature ganglionic neurons scattered singly or in clumps within a relatively abundant and dense stroma of neurofibrils and collagenous fibers. Also called gangliocytoma, ganglioma, neurocytoma.

Veterinary Dictionary: ganglioneuroma
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A rare benign neoplasm composed of nerve fibers and ganglion and Schwann cells. Generally, these occur in dogs, intracranially in the brain or cranial nerve ganglia, or rarely in the adrenal medulla or autonomic ganglia. See also neuroblastoma.

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Ganglioneuroma
Classification and external resources
ICD-O: M9490/0
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MeSH [1]

Ganglioneuroma is a tumor of the sympathetic nerve fibers arising from neural crest cells.[1] For example, it can be found also in the eye (retina), or in the medulla of adrenal glands.

References

  1. ^ Gross, Kenneth (2006-09-25). "Ganglioneuroma". http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001437.htm. Retrieved on 2007-05-09. 

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