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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2019

Bilateral and symmetric C1-C2 dumbbell ganglioneuromas associated with neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report.

Chun-Yu Tan, Jia-Wei Liu, Yi Lin, Xin-Xin Tie, Peng Cheng, Xue Qi, Yue Gao, Zong-Ze Guo

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Resection of bilateral dumbbell C2 ganglioneuroma.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2025
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  6. Real-world experience with management of spinal ganglioneuroma: long-term follow-up observations of 31 cases.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chun-Yu TanDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China.
Jia-Wei LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China.
Yi LinDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China.
Xin-Xin TieDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China.
Peng ChengDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China.
Xue QiX-ray Department, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China.
Yue GaoDepartment of Pathology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China.
Zong-Ze GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China. cmuguozongze@hotmail.com.
First Hospital of China Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGanglioneuroma (GN) is a rare and benign tumor that originates from autonomic nervous system ganglion cells. The most frequently involved sites are the posterior mediastinum, the abdominal cavity, and the retroperitoneal space. It rarely occurs in the cervical area, compressing the spinal cord. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant inheritance disorder, whose prevalence rate approximates one per 3000. CASE SUMMARY: We report an extremely rare case of bilateral and symmetric dumbbell GNs of the cervical spine with NF-1. A 27-year-old man with NF-1 presented with a one-year history of gradually progressive right upper extremity weakness and numbness in both hands. Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral and symmetric dumbbell lesions at the C1-C2 levels compressing the spinal cord. We performed total resection of bilateral tumors, and the postoperative histopathological diagnosis of the resected mass was GN. After operation, the preoperative symptoms were gradually relieved without complications. To our knowledge, this is the sixth report of cervical bilateral dumbbell GNs.

conclusionIn some cases, cervical bilateral dumbbell GNs could be associated with NF-1. The exact diagnosis cannot be obtained before operation, and pathological outcome is the current gold standard. Surgical resection is the most effective option, and disease outcome is generally good after treatment.

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