A benign neuroblastic tumor of the sympathetic nervous system that occurs in childhood. Ganglioneuroma typically arises from the sympathetic trunk in the mediastinum. Histologic features include spindle cell proliferation (resembling a neurofibroma) and the presence of large ganglion cells. Common presenting features include a palpable abdominal mass, hepatomegaly, and a thoracic mass detected on routine chest X-ray.
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paraganglioma
MONDO:0000448
cutaneous ganglioneuroma
MONDO:0002293
sympathetic neurilemmoma
MONDO:0002554
adult central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal neoplasm
MONDO:0002795
childhood central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal neoplasm
MONDO:0002798
intracranial primitive neuroectodermal tumor
MONDO:0003142