Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Nile of Hope Hospital for congenital anomalies, Alexandria, Egypt.
BMC Pediatr. 2024 Jul 16;24(1):456. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-04923-8.
Ganglioneuromatosis is a rare type of benign neurogenic tumor that usually affects the sites of the major sympathetic ganglia in the retroperitoneum and the posterior mediastinum. Affection of the gastrointestinal tract is rare, and involvement of the esophagus is exceptional. To the best of our knowledge, only 4 cases of esophageal ganglioneuromatosis in adults were reported in the literature. No cases have been reported in the pediatric age group.
An 11-year-old boy presented with dysphagia due to severe esophageal stenosis caused by esophageal ganglioneuromatosis.
Despite its rarity, the present case implies that ganglioneuromatosis should be considered in children with idiopathic esophageal stenosis.
神经节细胞瘤是一种罕见的良性神经源性肿瘤，通常影响腹膜后和后纵隔的主要交感神经节部位。胃肠道受累很少见，食管受累则更为罕见。据我们所知，文献中仅报道了 4 例成人食管神经节细胞瘤。在儿科年龄组中没有病例报告。
一名 11 岁男孩因食管神经节细胞瘤导致严重的食管狭窄而出现吞咽困难。
尽管罕见，但本例提示对于特发性食管狭窄的儿童，应考虑神经节细胞瘤的可能。
