Ganglioneuroma

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Ganglioneuroma Classification and external resources
ICD-O:	9490/0
MeSH	D005729

Ganglioneuroma is a tumor of the sympathetic nerve fibers arising from neural crest cells.^[1] For example, it can be found also in the eye (retina), or in the cortex of adrenal glands.

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• g_02/12385223 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

v • d • e Nervous tissue tumors (ICD-O 9350-9589) Miscellaneous tumors (9350-9379) Craniopharyngioma - Pinealoma Glioma (9380-9489) Gliomatosis cerebri - Oligoastrocytoma - Choroid plexus papilloma - Ependymoma - Astrocytoma (Pilocytic astrocytoma, Glioblastoma multiforme) - Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour - Oligodendroglioma - Medulloblastoma - Primitive neuroectodermal tumor Neuroepitheliomatous (9490-9529) Ganglioneuroma - Neuroblastoma - Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor - Retinoblastoma - Esthesioneuroblastoma Meningiomas (9530-9539) Meningioma Nerve sheath tumor (9540-9579) Neurofibroma (Neurofibrosarcoma, Neurofibromatosis) - Schwannoma - Neurinoma - Acoustic neuroma - Neuroma see also brain tumors (though not all brain tumors are of nervous tissue)