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Ganglioneuroma - Symptom

Síntomas:

Un ganglioneuroma normalmente no causa ningún síntoma y sólo se descubre durante un examen o tratamiento para otra afección.

Los síntomas dependen de la localización del tumor y del tipo de químicos que secrete.

Si el tumor se encuentra en el área del tórax (mediastino), los síntomas pueden abarcar:

  • Dificultad respiratoria
  • Dolor torácico
  • Compresión de la tráquea

Si el tumor se encuentra en la parte baja del abdomen en el área llamada espacio retroperitoneal, los síntomas pueden ser:

  • Dolor abdominal
  • Distensión

Si el tumor se encuentra cerca de la médula espinal, puede causar:

  • Compresión de la médula, lo cual lleva a que se presente dolor y pérdida de la fuerza y sensibilidad en las piernas, los brazos o ambos
  • Deformación de la columna

Estos tumores pueden producir ciertas hormonas, las cuales pueden causar los siguientes síntomas:

  • Diarrea
  • Agrandamiento del clítoris (mujeres)
  • Hipertensión arterial
  • Incremento del vello corporal
  • Sudoración

Signos y exámenes:

Las mejores herramientas para identificar un ganglioneuroma son:

Se pueden hacer exámenes de sangre y orina para determinar si el tumor está produciendo hormonas u otros químicos.

Se puede necesitar una biopsia o una extirpación completa del tumor para confirmar el diagnóstico.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/13/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Celli BR. Diseases of the diaphragm, chest wall, pleura, and mediastinum. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 100.

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