A case of ganglioneuroma with fatty replacement: CT and MRI findings

M Hara; S Ohba; K Andoh; M Kitase; S Sasaki; J Nakayama; I Fukai; P C Goodman

A case of ganglioneuroma with fatty replacement: CT and MRI findings

Radiat Med. 1999 Nov-Dec;17(6):431-4.

Authors

M Hara¹, S Ohba, K Andoh, M Kitase, S Sasaki, J Nakayama, I Fukai, P C Goodman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan.

PMID: 10646980

Abstract

We report a rare case of posterior mediastinal ganglioneuroma with fatty replacement together with its appearance on CT and MRI and suggest adding this entity to the differential diagnosis of fat-containing posterior mediastinal masses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Ganglioneuroma / diagnosis*
Ganglioneuroma / diagnostic imaging
Ganglioneuroma / pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Neoplasms / pathology
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed