What is the benign counterpart of neuroblastoma?

What is the benign counterpart of neuroblastoma?

• A. Neurofibroma
• B. Schwannoma
• C. Nerve sheath fibroma
• D. Neuroma

Answer: (D)

Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor that arises from immature nerve cells of the sympathetic nervous system. In the same neural crest lineage, the benign counterpart would be ganglioneuroma, a mature, nonmalignant tumor of sympathetic ganglia. Among the options given, the one that most closely represents a benign nerve-tissue lesion is neuroma, a noncancerous growth involving nerve tissue. The other choices describe distinct benign tumors of the nerve sheath (neurofibroma and schwannoma) or a nerve-denominated fibrous growth (nerve sheath fibroma), which are not the direct benign counterpart in this context.

Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor that arises from immature nerve cells of the sympathetic nervous system. In the same neural crest lineage, the benign counterpart would be ganglioneuroma, a mature, nonmalignant tumor of sympathetic ganglia. Among the options given, the one that most closely represents a benign nerve-tissue lesion is neuroma, a noncancerous growth involving nerve tissue. The other choices describe distinct benign tumors of the nerve sheath (neurofibroma and schwannoma) or a nerve-denominated fibrous growth (nerve sheath fibroma), which are not the direct benign counterpart in this context.