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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]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
The incidence of ganglioneuroma is approximately 0.005 per 100,000 individuals in the United States.[1]
Age
Ganglioneuroma is a rare disease that tends to affect older children and 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Epidemiology of ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma