Treatment of severe thoracolumbar kyphoscoliosis on the ground of ganglioneuroblastoma of the diaphragm: a case report.

The treatment of an unusual case with severe kyphoscoliotic deformity of the thoracolumbar spine, in association with a ganglioneuroblastoma invading the adjacent diaphragm, is presented in this report. Severe scoliotic deformity of the spine, associated with ganglioneuroblastoma of the diaphragm is a rare combination and treatment can be very challenging, as both entities require extensive surgery. To the best of our knowledge, only two reports related to a similar condition have been published in the literature so far.