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Ultrasonography, CT and MRI of retropharyngeal ganglioneuroma: a very rare neoplasm in adults

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Ganglioneuroma, a rare benign tumour, very occasionally presents in adult life. We report a case with the additional unusual feature of a retropharyngeal location.

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  1. Universitätsklinik für Radiologie, Auenbruggerplatz 9, A-8036, Graz, Austria

    K. W. Preidler, G. Ranner & D. Szolar

  2. Universitätsklinik für Hals, Nasen,Ohren, Auenbruggerplatz 20, A-8036, Graz, Austria

    C. Walch & W. Anderhuber

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Preidler, K.W., Ranner, G., Szolar, D. et al. Ultrasonography, CT and MRI of retropharyngeal ganglioneuroma: a very rare neoplasm in adults. Neuroradiology 38, 378–380 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596594

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