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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 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