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A needle in the haystack: An unusual case presentation of ganglioneuroblastoma at a tertiary care center in Coastal Karnataka.

Shalini RadhakrishnanRanjitha RaoHarsha Prasada LashkariHema KiniJyoti Ramanath KiniVatsala Basavaraju KudurugundiVanishree AshokChaithra Venkataramana Gowthuvalli
Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)
Children are frequently affected by neuroblastic tumors, which grow from the sympathoadrenal lineage of the neural crest during its development. However, intermixed ganglioneuroblastomas are far less common within the same tumor spectrum, the diagnosis of which could become challenging amidst an unusual presentation. In our case report, we present a 4-year-old boy who had complaints of fever and difficulty in walking, with a supra-renal mass on ultrasound, which was diagnosed as ganglioneuroblastoma-intermixed type on histopathological examination. This report aims to contribute to the understanding of the diverse clinical and morphological spectrum of ganglioneuroblastomas and the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration and histopathological examination to enhance decision-making in such ambiguous scenarios.
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