ganglioneuroma
[gang″gle-o-nu-ro´mah] Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
gan·glio·neu·ro·ma
(gang'glē-ō-nū-rō'mă), A benign neoplasm composed of mature ganglionic neurons, in varying numbers, scattered singly or in clumps within a relatively abundant and dense stroma of neurofibrils and collagenous fibers; usually found in the posterior mediastinum and retroperitoneum, sometimes in relation to the adrenal glands.
[ganglion + G. neuron, nerve, + -oma, tumor]
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ganglioneuroma
Neurology A benign, embryologically differentiated tumor of the sympathetic nervous system, associated with well-differentiated neurofibromatous elements. Cf Neuroblastoma. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
gan·gli·o·neu·ro·ma
(gang'glē-ō-nūr-ō'mă) A benign neoplasm composed of mature ganglionic neurons, in varying numbers, scattered singly or in clumps within a relatively abundant and dense stroma of neurofibrils and collagenous fibers; usually found in the posterior mediastinum and retroperitoneum, sometimes in relation to the suprarenal glands.
Synonym(s):
ganglioma.
[ganglion + G. neuron, nerve, + -oma, tumor]
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ganglioneuroma
A benign tumour composed of sympathetic ganglion cells and neural fibrous tissue.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Ganglioneuroma
A ganglioneuroma is a tumor composed of mature nerve cells.
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