Abstract
The authors report a 12-year-old girl who presented with a 2-year progressive painless thoracic scoliosis. Her previous development had been normal with no significant past history of illness. MRI revealed a thoracic ganglioneuroma, which was confirmed by surgical pathology. Ganglioneuroma might cause progressive spinal deformity mimicking adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. A careful preoperative survey is mandatory for patients diagnosed with scoliosis with a rigid or rapidly progressive curve. The authors recommend a combination of neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery to treat this condition.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 216-219 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Pediatric Neurosurgery |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ganglioneuroma
- Scoliosis
- Spinal tumor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Surgery