What is a ganglioneuroma tumor?
Ganglioneuromas are rare tumors that most often start in autonomic nerve cells. Autonomic nerves manage body functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, sweating, bowel and bladder emptying, and digestion. The tumors are usually noncancerous (benign). Ganglioneuromas usually occur in people over 10 years of age.
Is Ganglioneuroblastoma malignant?
A ganglioneuroma is less malignant in nature. A neuroblastoma (occurring in children over 1 year old) is usually malignant. A ganglioneuroblastoma may be only in one area or it may be widespread, but it is usually less aggressive than a neuroblastoma. The cause is unknown.
How is ganglioneuroma treated?
The quicker a ganglioneuroblastoma is diagnosed, the quicker it can be treated and prevented from spreading. Treatment usually begins with surgical removal of the tumor. Chemotherapy and radiation are then used to prevent regrowth. If a tumor contains only benign cells, surgery is most likely the only treatment needed.
Are Blastomas malignant?
A blastoma is a type of cancer caused by malignancies in precursor cells, which are commonly referred to as blasts. Each kind of blastoma is given its own name depending on where it’s located in the body. For example, a nephroblastoma is found in the kidney, and a retinoblastoma is found in the eye.
Where do Blastomas occur?
Blastoma is a type of cancer that occurs in the developing cells of a fetus or child. It typically affects children rather than adults.
Are Blastomas cancerous?
Are Blastomas benign?
Blastomas are solid tumors. They form when cells fail to differentiate properly into their intended cell types before birth or in infancy and early childhood. As a result, the tissue remains embryonic. In a child with blastoma, the condition is usually present at birth.
Is hamartoma benign or malignant?
A hamartoma is a local malformation made up of an abnormal mixture of cells and tissue. Although most hamartomas are benign, they cause morbidity by various mechanisms such as; infection, infarction, pressure/obstruction, hemorrhage/anemia, fracture, neoplastic transformation.