Laparoscopic technologies in the treatment of retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma

Introduction. In the routine practice of a medical oncologist, ganglioneuroma is a rare pathology, and no clearly defined, modern protocols and guidelines for its diagnosis and treatment are available.

Aim. To present a clinical observation on the treatment of retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma in a young female patient, as well as providing a modern perspective and literature review on this problem.

Materials and methods. The article presents the results of treating a patient with retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma at the City Clinical Oncology Hospital No. 1. The review covered three databases: PubMed, SCOPUS, and eLibrary.

Results. The article describes a relatively rare case of a large retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma, as well as a minimally invasive surgical treatment option for this condition.

Conclusion. As a rule, diagnosis of neurogenic neoplasms presents no obvious difficulties only if they are large: they are found incidentally during follow-up checkups and are usually clinically asymptomatic. Radical surgical treatment with laparoscopic removal of non-organspecific retroperitoneal neoplasms offers several obvious advantages and should be used in the treatment of these medical conditions provided clinics have the required technical capabilities and experience in applying minimally invasive technologies in different sections of the abdominal cavity.

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