Table 1:
Patient Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Ganglioneuromas.
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Total Number of Patients | 328 |
| Median Age at Diagnosis | 37 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 134 (40.9) |
| Female | 194 (59.1) |
| Location of Ganglioneuroma | |
| Retroperitoneal | 220 (67.1) |
| Adrenal | 62 (18.9) |
| Pelvic | 36 (11.0) |
| Intra-abdominal | 10 (3.0) |
| Presentation | |
| Symptomatic | 134 (40.9) |
| Incidental | 192 (58.5) |
| Unknown status | 2 (0.6) |
| ASA Grade at Referral | |
| I | 149 (45.4) |
| II | 102 (31.1) |
| III | 21 (6.4) |
| IV | 1 (0.3) |
| Unknown status | 55 (16.8) |
| Ganglioneuroma Suspected on Imaging | |
| Yes | 79 (24.1) |
| No | 201 (61.3) |
| Unknown status | 48 (14.6) |
| Vascular Involvement | 56 (17.1) |
| Retroperitoneal | 43 (76.8) |
| Adrenal | 4 (7.1) |
| Pelvic | 5 (8.9) |
| Intra-abdominal | 4 (7.1) |
| Major Nerve Involvement | 26 (7.9) |
| Retroperitoneal | 17 (65.4) |
| Pelvic | 9 (34.6) |
| History of Peripheral Nerve Tumors | 8 (2.4) |
| Neurofibromatosis Type 1 | 6 |
| Schwannamotosis | 1 |
| Men 2A | 1 |
Frequencies are reported in parentheses.