Large adrenal ganglioneuroma with left inferior vena cava: implications for surgery

Author: Qureshi Sajid  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0179-0358

Source: Pediatric Surgery International, Vol.24, Iss.4, 2008-04, pp. : 455-457

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Abstract

The contemporaneous occurrence of adrenal ganglioneuroma and left-sided inferior vena cava is uncommon and is previously never reported. We present a case wherein the two entities were fortuitously associated on preoperative imaging. This information facilitated successful surgical resection and avoided catastrophic vascular injury. A review of literature of the common venous anomaly affecting therapeutic decision-making is also presented.