1. Treatment of a rare ganglioneuroma with resection and reconstruction of the mandible: a case report and literature review.
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Pierse J, Ying-Peng Wun E, Pellecchia R, and Wollenberg J
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- Adolescent, Biopsy methods, Bone Transplantation methods, Follow-Up Studies, Free Tissue Flaps transplantation, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted methods, Imaging, Three-Dimensional methods, Male, Radiography, Panoramic methods, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods, Ganglioneuroma surgery, Mandibular Neoplasms surgery, Mandibular Reconstruction methods
- Abstract
Ganglioneuromas are rare neuroblastic tumors that develop from the neural crests of the sympathetic nervous system. Because ganglioneuromas of the mandible have been infrequent, they do not have a standardized management protocol. As of 2000, only 5 cases had been reported. Ganglioneuromas are unique tumors that can undergo histologic maturation from a malignancy to a benign variant. We present the case of a 15-year-old boy with a ganglioneuroma of the mandible and the results of surgical management, including immediate reconstruction with a free fibula microvascular flap., (Copyright © 2014 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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