Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma resected 8 years after mass screening: a case report

Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma with postoperative stress ulcer perforation in an adolescent: A case report and review of the literature

Ganglioneuroblastoma (GNB) is a condition belonging to the neuroblastoma family. It is a transitional tumor consisting of a mixture of mature ganglioneuromas and malignant neuroblastomas. Its biological behavior is intermediate between benign and malignant, with a risk of recurrence and metastasis. It usually occurs in pediatric patients aged <10 years, particularly between the ages of 1 and 2 years, but may also occur in adolescents or adults. The present study reported on the clinical management of a case of postoperative stress ulcer with perforation in a 17-year-old female patient with retroperitoneal GNB and provided a review of the literature on retroperitoneal GNB in adolescents and adults.

Ganglioneuroblastoma in a patient with crossed testicular ectopia

Crossed testicular ectopia is an extremely rare congenital disorder in which both testes descend toward the same hemiscrotum. Twenty percent of cases with crossed testicular ectopia are accompanied by urogenital anomalies such as hypospadias, seminal vesicle cysts, renal anomalies associated with obstruction of the ureteropelvic junction, and testicular tumors. In the case reported here, we describe a patient with ganglioneuroblastoma and crossed testicular ectopia.