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KMID : 0359020080360010048
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Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008 Volume.36 No. 1 p.48 ~ p.51
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A Case of Polypoid Ganglioneuroma of the Colon
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Bang Byoung-Wook
Kim Hyung-Gil
Shin Yong-Woon
Kim Young-Soo
Jeong Seok
Kim Chul-Hyun
Lee Don-Haeng
Kim Joon-Mee
Lee Jung-Il
Lee Jin-Woo
Kwon Kye-Sook
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Abstract
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A ganglioneuroma is a benign tumor composed of ganglion cells, nerve fibers, and supporting cells that originates from the neural crest. An occurrence of a ganglioneuroma is mainly along the pathway of the sympathetic chain. However, it is rare to find the lesion in the gastrointestinal tract. A ganglioneuroma of the gastrointestinal tract appears to involve predominantly the colon and rectum, but rarely involves the upper gastrointestinal tract. An intestinal ganglioneuroma is divided into three subgroups: a polypoid ganglioneuroma, ganglioneuromatous polyposis, and diffuse ganglioneuromatosis. A polypoid ganglioneuroma is not associated with systemic disease. However, ganglioneuromatous polyposis and diffuse ganglioneuromatosis are highly associated with systemic diseases. A 33-year-old woman who had no specific family history visited our institution with a complaint of abdominal discomfort. A single polyp was found incidentally in the descending colon during a colonoscopy and it was treated by snare polypectomy. The patient had no associated systemic disease and histology of the polyp revealed a ganglioneuroma. We report a patient with a polypoid ganglioneuroma of the colon. (Korean J Gastrointest Endosc 2008;36:48-51)
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KEYWORD
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Ganglioneuroma, Colon
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