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==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
===Incidence===
===Incidence===
The incidence of ganglioneuroma is approximately 0.005 per 100,000 individuals in the United States.<ref>Incidence of ganglioneuroma. Gael J. Lonergan, Lt Col, USAF, MC, Cornelia M. Schwab, MD, Eric S. Suarez, CDR, MC, USN, and Christian L. Carlson, 2LT, MC, USA. Neuroblastoma, Ganglioneuroblastoma, and Ganglioneuroma: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation1. http://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiographics.22.4.g02jl15911</ref>
The incidence of ganglioneuroma is approximately 1 per 100,000 individuals in the United States.<ref name=staging>{{cite journal |last=Adam |first=O |last2=Boia |first2=ES |date=2007 |title=ganglioneuroma |url=http://www.jurnalulpediatrului.ro/pages/arhiva/39-40/39-40-IV-11.pdf |journal=jurnalul pediatrului |publisher= |volume=10 |issue=39-40|doi= |access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref>
===Age===
===Age===
Ganglioneuroma is a rare disease that tends to affect children and young adults. The median age at diagnosis is 7 years.<ref name=ddd>Epidemiology of ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma</ref>
Ganglioneuroma is a rare disease that tends to affect children and young adults. The median age at diagnosis is 7 years.<ref name=ddd>Epidemiology of ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma</ref>

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

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Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

The incidence of ganglioneuroma is approximately 1 per 100,000 individuals in the United States.[1]

Age

Ganglioneuroma is a rare disease that tends to affect children and young adults. The median age at diagnosis is 7 years.[2]

Gender

Females are more commonly affected with ganglioneuroma than males.[2]

Race

There is no racial predilection to the ganglioneuroma.

References

  1. Adam, O; Boia, ES (2007). "ganglioneuroma" (PDF). jurnalul pediatrului. 10 (39–40). Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Epidemiology of ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma


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