CENTRAL HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME-ASSOCIATED WITH GANGLIONEUROBLASTOMA

In this paper the authors describe a case of central hypoventilation s yndrome associated with a neural crest tumor. The girl had several apn eic spells at the age of three years. She had a tracheostomy and mecha nically assisted ventilation while asleep. Routine hematologic studies and chest x-ray were within normal limits. Computerized tomography sc an and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left paraspinal mass sugg estive of a neural crest tumor. This mass was excised and histopatholo gic findings of this tumor revealed a ganglioneuroblastoma.