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An extremely rare case of presacral ganglioneuroma in a young male with lower back pain: First case report from Iraq.

Karrar Hayder Kassar, Hashim Talib Hashim, Shahzaib Ahmed, Ahmed Dheyaa Al-Obaidi, Amjad Hassan Almosafer, Mustafa Almusawi, Sajjad Ghanim Al-Badri, Dima Sarah, Marwah Al-Mashhadani, Ammar Al-Obaidi

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Karrar Hayder KassarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Al-Nassiryah Teaching Hospital, Thi-Qar, Iraq.
Hashim Talib HashimUniversity of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq.
Shahzaib AhmedFatima Memorial Hospital College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ahmed Dheyaa Al-ObaidiUniversity of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq.
Amjad Hassan AlmosaferDepartment of Neurosurgery, Al-Nassiryah Teaching Hospital, Thi-Qar, Iraq.
Mustafa AlmusawiUniversity of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq.
Sajjad Ghanim Al-BadriUniversity of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq.
Dima SarahUniversity of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq.
Marwah Al-MashhadaniUniversity of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq.
Ammar Al-ObaidiAl-Nahrain University, College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq.

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Abstract

Lower back pain with radiculopathy is a common clinical presentation caused by several conditions, some of which are rare pathologies that could have been overlooked during an initial assessment. This case report presents a patient complaining of chronic lower back pain and radiculopathy who finally received a diagnosis for his presacral ganglioneuroma. This 32-year-old male case illustrates the need to investigate atypical back pain presentations through proper image studies and multidisciplinary collaboration. Broad differential diagnosis helps identify and manage rare underlying causes to avoid poor patient outcomes.

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GanglioneuromasLower back painYoung-aged male

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