Dopamine-secreting adrenal ganglioneuroma in a child: beware of intraoperative rebound hypertension.

Monica Camelo, Luis Font Aponte, Humberto Lugo-Vicente

Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine, Bayamón, PR 00912.

Journal of pediatric surgery 2012 Sep

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Ganglioneuromas are benign tumors originating from the neural crest and are composed of mature ganglion cells. We describe a 15-year-old normotensive adolescent girl with a 2-month history of left flank pain. Imaging revealed a left suprarenal mass with elevated urinary dopamine level. During laparoscopic adrenalectomy, intraoperative rebound hypertension occurred. After resection, dopamine levels normalized. The pathologic diagnosis revealed an adrenal ganglioneuroma. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Monica Camelo, Luis Font Aponte, Humberto Lugo-Vicente. Dopamine-secreting adrenal ganglioneuroma in a child: beware of intraoperative rebound hypertension. Journal of pediatric surgery. 2012 Sep;47(9):E29-32