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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> | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
Females are more commonly affected with ganglioneuroma than males. The | Females are more commonly affected with ganglioneuroma than males. The female to male ratio is approximately 1.5 to 1.<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> | ||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
There is no racial predilection to the ganglioneuroma. | There is no racial predilection to the ganglioneuroma. | ||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
The incidence of ganglioneuroma is approximately 1 per 100,000 children 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. The female to male ratio is approximately 1.5 to 1.[1]
Race
There is no racial predilection to the ganglioneuroma.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Adam, O; Boia, ES (2007). "ganglioneuroma" (PDF). jurnalul pediatrului. 10 (39–40). Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ Epidemiology of ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma