Pancreatic Ganglioneuroma in the Elderly: A Rare Case in a 65-Year-Old Woman
Ganglioneuromas are rare benign tumors with favorable prognosis. Pancreatic ganglioneuromas are particularly uncommon, with only a few cases reported in the literature. Preoperative diagnosis can be challenging due to nonspecific radiological findings, difficult Fine needle aspiration (FNA) access,...
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| author | Swathi Prabhu Hansika N Sneha Khandelwal Anushka Acharya Nischitha Suvarna Vidya Monappa Naveena AN Kumar |
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| description | Ganglioneuromas are rare benign tumors with favorable prognosis. Pancreatic ganglioneuromas are particularly uncommon, with only a few cases reported in the literature. Preoperative diagnosis can be challenging due to nonspecific radiological findings, difficult Fine needle aspiration (FNA) access, or inadequate sampling caused by the fibrous nature of the lesion. Surgical resection, followed by histopathological examination, remains the standard treatment approach. Herein, we report the case of a 65-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) suggested a diagnosis of lymphangioma or mucinous cystadenoma, but the final histopathological diagnosis confirmed the lesion to be ganglioneuroma. Hence, histopathology plays a significant role in accurate diagnosis of these lesions. Notably, to the best of our knowledge, this is the second reported case of pancreatic ganglioneuroma in the elderly population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c32189a1dc2c414a8e7d0e7d9d8f9e302025-08-20T02:17:28ZengLight House Polyclinic MangaloreOnline Journal of Health & Allied Sciences0972-59972025-04-01241Pancreatic Ganglioneuroma in the Elderly: A Rare Case in a 65-Year-Old WomanSwathi Prabhu0Hansika N1Sneha Khandelwal2Anushka Acharya3Nischitha Suvarna4Vidya Monappa5Naveena AN Kumar6Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College - Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.Postgraduate Student, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College - Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.Undergraduate Student, Kasturba Medical College - Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.Undergraduate Student, Kasturba Medical College - Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College - Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.Additional Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College - Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.Professor and Head, Department of Surgical Oncology, Kasturba Medical College - Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.Ganglioneuromas are rare benign tumors with favorable prognosis. Pancreatic ganglioneuromas are particularly uncommon, with only a few cases reported in the literature. Preoperative diagnosis can be challenging due to nonspecific radiological findings, difficult Fine needle aspiration (FNA) access, or inadequate sampling caused by the fibrous nature of the lesion. Surgical resection, followed by histopathological examination, remains the standard treatment approach. Herein, we report the case of a 65-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) suggested a diagnosis of lymphangioma or mucinous cystadenoma, but the final histopathological diagnosis confirmed the lesion to be ganglioneuroma. Hence, histopathology plays a significant role in accurate diagnosis of these lesions. Notably, to the best of our knowledge, this is the second reported case of pancreatic ganglioneuroma in the elderly population.https://www.ojhas.org/issue93/2025-1-9.htmlganglioneuromaenucleationpancreatic surgerypancreatic tumorretroperitoneal tumors |
| spellingShingle | Swathi Prabhu Hansika N Sneha Khandelwal Anushka Acharya Nischitha Suvarna Vidya Monappa Naveena AN Kumar Pancreatic Ganglioneuroma in the Elderly: A Rare Case in a 65-Year-Old Woman Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences ganglioneuroma enucleation pancreatic surgery pancreatic tumor retroperitoneal tumors |
| title | Pancreatic Ganglioneuroma in the Elderly: A Rare Case in a 65-Year-Old Woman |
| title_full | Pancreatic Ganglioneuroma in the Elderly: A Rare Case in a 65-Year-Old Woman |
| title_fullStr | Pancreatic Ganglioneuroma in the Elderly: A Rare Case in a 65-Year-Old Woman |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pancreatic Ganglioneuroma in the Elderly: A Rare Case in a 65-Year-Old Woman |
| title_short | Pancreatic Ganglioneuroma in the Elderly: A Rare Case in a 65-Year-Old Woman |
| title_sort | pancreatic ganglioneuroma in the elderly a rare case in a 65 year old woman |
| topic | ganglioneuroma enucleation pancreatic surgery pancreatic tumor retroperitoneal tumors |
| url | https://www.ojhas.org/issue93/2025-1-9.html |
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