Yong Qiu1, Shoufeng Wang, Bin Wang, Feng Zhu. 1. Spine Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China. scoliosis2002@sina.com
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Case report with review of literature. OBJECTIVE: To report 2 cases of adolescent thoracic scoliosis secondary to paraspinal ganglioneuroma. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: There are many types of scoliosis caused by known etiological factors. However, to our knowledge, adolescent thoracic scoliosis caused by paraspinal ganglioneuroma is seldom reported. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: The deformity of these 2 patients was well corrected, and the tumor mass of ganglioneuroma was resected intact. Minor loss of correction was recorded in the 2 patients at 6-month and 2.5-year follow-up, respectively. No recurrence of tumor was found. CONCLUSION: Combination of scoliosis correction and tumor mass resection was a successful treatment for this kind of clinicopathological entity.
STUDY DESIGN: Case report with review of literature. OBJECTIVE: To report 2 cases of adolescent thoracic scoliosis secondary to paraspinal ganglioneuroma. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: There are many types of scoliosis caused by known etiological factors. However, to our knowledge, adolescent thoracic scoliosis caused by paraspinal ganglioneuroma is seldom reported. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: The deformity of these 2 patients was well corrected, and the tumor mass of ganglioneuroma was resected intact. Minor loss of correction was recorded in the 2 patients at 6-month and 2.5-year follow-up, respectively. No recurrence of tumor was found. CONCLUSION: Combination of scoliosis correction and tumor mass resection was a successful treatment for this kind of clinicopathological entity.