2005 Asymptomatic Ganglioneuroma in Presumed Idiopathic Juvenile Scoliosis

Description: René Schmidt, Balkan Cakir, Heiko Reichel: Asymptomatic Ganglioneuroma in Presumed Idiopathic Juvenile Scoliosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. The Internet Journal of Spine Surgery. 2005. Volume 2 Number 1.
Idiopathic scoliosis accounts for the majority of scoliosis cases. The advent of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) gave new insights into possible causes for presumed idiopathic scoliosis, such as neural axis pathology. Although an increasing number of studies have dealt with this topic, the indications for MRI vary widely and controversy still exists. As an example of this problem, we present the case of a child with presumed idiopathic scoliosis and an otherwise normal physical examination, where routine MRI revealed a large thoracic ganglioneuroma.