Table 1: Literature review for the thoracic ganglioneuroma.

Author

Age (yrs)

sex

Dimensions (cm)

Volume (cm3)

scoliose

Clinicalsymptoms

Guan, et al. [3]

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Case 4

Case 5

 

8

18

14

22

53

 

M

F

M

M

M

 

21 x 15 x 18

13 x 11,5 x 6.9

7 x 5 x 3

6.7 x 4.5 x 2.5

3.2 x 2 x 2

 

5670

1032

105

75

13

 

No

No

No

No

No

 

NM

NM

NM

NM

NM

Choi, et al. [4]

7

F

NM

NM

yes

Weakness of both legs

Kara, et al. [5]

28

M

8 x 7

 

Yes

Dyspnea

Lambdin, et al. [6]

42

F

23 x 10 x 10

2300

no

Chest pain

Huang, et al. [7]

12

F

12 x 12 x 12

1728

Yes

Asymptomatic

Sampson, et al. [8]

12

F

NM

NM

Yes

asymptomatic

Cote, et al. [9]

13

F

NM

NM

yes

backpain

Joachim, et al. [10]

13

M

NM

NM

yes

backpain

Velyvis, et al. [11]

15

F

8 x 8 x 2

128

yes

backpain

Lai, et al. [12]

12

F

10 x 9 x 7

630

yes

asymptomatic

Spiegel, et al. [13]

14

F

8 × 4.2 × 2.1

70,56

yes

asymptomatic

Qiu, et al. [14]

14

F

10 x 9 x 7

630

yes

backpain

D'Eufemia, et al. [15]

11

F

4 x 9.5

38

Yes

asymptomatic

Algazwi, et al. [16]

18

F

NM

NM

Yes

asymptomatic

Sánchez-Galán, et al. [17]

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Case 4

Case 5

Case 6

Case 7

Case 8

 

3

4

4

5

5

9

11

13

 

F

M

M

F

F

M

F

M

 

NM

NM

NM

NM

NM

NM

NM

NM

 

104,7

14

201,6

23,6

15,6

12,2

62,8

NM

 

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

 

Asymptomatic

Asymptomatic

Asymptomatic

Asymptomatic

Asymptomatic

Asymptomatic

Asymptomatic

Asymptomatic

Kizildag, et al. [18]

19

F

9 x 6 x 3.5cm

189

No

backpain

Current case

12

M

18.7 x10.4 x 8.7

 

Yes

Dyspnea