Ganglioneuroma

see Neuroblastoma

Differentiated and usually benign form of neuroblastoma.


Anesthetic implications:

Even if ganglioneuroma very rarely secrete catecholamines, it is useful to measure urinary catecholamines preoperatively just to be sure.


References:

-        Gupta  C, Abid N, Bailie K, Terris M, Dick A, McCarthy A.
The need for preoperative α-adrenergic blockade for ganglioneuroma excision.
Pediatr Anesth 2014 ; 24 : 347-8


Updated: February 2021