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Cutaneous ganglioneuroma

MedGen UID:
91077
•Concept ID:
C0346063
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cutaneous Ganglioneuroma; cutaneous ganglioneuroma; Ganglioneuroma of skin; Ganglioneuroma of Skin; ganglioneuroma of skin; Ganglioneuroma of the Skin; ganglioneuroma of the skin; Skin Ganglioneuroma; skin ganglioneuroma
SNOMED CT: Ganglioneuroma of skin (254766004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002293

Definition

A ganglioneuroma arising from the skin. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCutaneous ganglioneuroma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical management of peripheral nerve sheath tumours in children, with special consideration of neurofibromatoses.
Zipfel J, Al-Hariri M, Gugel I, Haas-Lude K, Grimm A, Warmann S, Krimmel M, Mautner VF, Tatagiba M, Schuhmann MU
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Oct;36(10):2433-2442. Epub 2020 Jun 6 doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04703-6. PMID: 32506255Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acquired primary cutaneous ganglioneuroma with adipocytic metaplasia: "An end point of melanocytic 'maturation'?" a case report and meta-analysis with comparison to a cross-sectional study of neurotized melanocytic nevi.
Li L, Slominski A, Qian J, Carlson JA
Am J Dermatopathol 2011 Feb;33(1):17-26. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181e448cb. PMID: 21048488
A case of cutaneous ganglioneuroma developing within a lesion of seborrheic keratosis.
Ohno S, Horiguchi Y, Shintaku M
J Dermatol 2002 May;29(5):300-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2002.tb00267.x. PMID: 12081162
Cutaneous ganglioneuromas: a case report and review of the literature.
Hammond RR, Walton JC
Hum Pathol 1996 Jul;27(7):735-8. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(96)90407-4. PMID: 8698321

Diagnosis

Ganglioneuroma Arising in Congenital Melanocytic Nevus in a Patient with Cardiac Anomalies: A Case Report.
Alsaidan MS, Aljarbou OZ
Int J Surg Pathol 2024 Feb;32(1):196-200. Epub 2023 May 4 doi: 10.1177/10668969231171130. PMID: 37143310
Cutaneous ganglioneuroma associated with overlying hyperkeratotic epidermal changes: a report of 2 cases.
Furmanczyk PS, Hughes SR, Walsh JS, Bass J, McFarlane JR, Argenyi ZB
Am J Dermatopathol 2008 Dec;30(6):600-3. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181834acd. PMID: 19033938
Cutaneous ganglioneuroma.
Murphy M, Hoss D, Berke A, Kerr P, Gart G, Grant-Kels J
Int J Dermatol 2007 Aug;46(8):861-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03009.x. PMID: 17651174
A case of cutaneous ganglioneuroma developing within a lesion of seborrheic keratosis.
Ohno S, Horiguchi Y, Shintaku M
J Dermatol 2002 May;29(5):300-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2002.tb00267.x. PMID: 12081162
Primary congenital cutaneous ganglioneuroma.
Gambini C, Rongioletti F
J Am Acad Dermatol 1996 Aug;35(2 Pt 2):353-4. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(96)90669-6. PMID: 8698926

Prognosis

Ganglioneuroma Arising in Congenital Melanocytic Nevus in a Patient with Cardiac Anomalies: A Case Report.
Alsaidan MS, Aljarbou OZ
Int J Surg Pathol 2024 Feb;32(1):196-200. Epub 2023 May 4 doi: 10.1177/10668969231171130. PMID: 37143310
Acquired primary cutaneous ganglioneuroma with adipocytic metaplasia: "An end point of melanocytic 'maturation'?" a case report and meta-analysis with comparison to a cross-sectional study of neurotized melanocytic nevi.
Li L, Slominski A, Qian J, Carlson JA
Am J Dermatopathol 2011 Feb;33(1):17-26. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181e448cb. PMID: 21048488
A case of cutaneous ganglioneuroma developing within a lesion of seborrheic keratosis.
Ohno S, Horiguchi Y, Shintaku M
J Dermatol 2002 May;29(5):300-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2002.tb00267.x. PMID: 12081162

Clinical prediction guides

Primary cutaneous ganglioneuroma: anatomico-clinical study of 4 cases with focus on Merkel cells.
Romero-Pérez D, Jegou MH, Lecointre C, Penchet I, Cribier B
J Cutan Pathol 2018 Jun;45(6):403-411. Epub 2018 Apr 14 doi: 10.1111/cup.13144. PMID: 29569258
Acquired primary cutaneous ganglioneuroma with adipocytic metaplasia: "An end point of melanocytic 'maturation'?" a case report and meta-analysis with comparison to a cross-sectional study of neurotized melanocytic nevi.
Li L, Slominski A, Qian J, Carlson JA
Am J Dermatopathol 2011 Feb;33(1):17-26. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181e448cb. PMID: 21048488

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