Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Incidental Finding of Hematochezia
Ganglioneuromas (GNs) are hamartomatous tumors derived from the autonomic nervous system. It is rare to encounter GN in the gastrointestinal tract. Patients with these tumors usually present with abdominal pain, constipation, ileus, weight loss, or even bleeding. GNs are categorized into three diffe...
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| description | Ganglioneuromas (GNs) are hamartomatous tumors derived from the autonomic nervous system. It is rare to encounter GN in the gastrointestinal tract. Patients with these tumors usually present with abdominal pain, constipation, ileus, weight loss, or even bleeding. GNs are categorized into three different morphological subtypes, namely, polypoid GN, ganglioneuromatous polyposis, and diffuse ganglioneuromatosis. We present a case of hematochezia from GN in a colon polyp discovered on diagnostic colonoscopy. Due to a lack of guidelines, we reviewed the literature to discuss treatment and other associated conditions for GN. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a73c4e26de654c6481c1e75a1af0cb3f2025-08-20T03:39:36ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362015-01-01201510.1155/2015/794985794985Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Incidental Finding of HematocheziaGeorge Abraham0Sateesh R. Prakash1Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Disease, New York Methodist Hospital, 506 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Disease, New York Methodist Hospital, 506 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USAGanglioneuromas (GNs) are hamartomatous tumors derived from the autonomic nervous system. It is rare to encounter GN in the gastrointestinal tract. Patients with these tumors usually present with abdominal pain, constipation, ileus, weight loss, or even bleeding. GNs are categorized into three different morphological subtypes, namely, polypoid GN, ganglioneuromatous polyposis, and diffuse ganglioneuromatosis. We present a case of hematochezia from GN in a colon polyp discovered on diagnostic colonoscopy. Due to a lack of guidelines, we reviewed the literature to discuss treatment and other associated conditions for GN.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/794985 |
| spellingShingle | George Abraham Sateesh R. Prakash Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Incidental Finding of Hematochezia Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Incidental Finding of Hematochezia |
| title_full | Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Incidental Finding of Hematochezia |
| title_fullStr | Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Incidental Finding of Hematochezia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Incidental Finding of Hematochezia |
| title_short | Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Incidental Finding of Hematochezia |
| title_sort | solitary colonic ganglioneuroma a rare incidental finding of hematochezia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/794985 |
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