A Very Rare Adult Case with Neuroblastoma

We report a 53-year-old male patient who underwent paravertebral mass excision at the D10–11–12 vertebral levels in 2007. The histopathological evaluation of the mass showed the presence of neuroblastoma. The patient was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma. He received 6 courses of chemotherapy an...

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Autores principales: Selcukbiricik, Fatih, Tural, Deniz, Esatoglu, Nihal, Kocak, Sinem, Mandel, Nil Molinas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2011
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Published: September 2011
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3220901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22114574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000332761
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Sumario:We report a 53-year-old male patient who underwent paravertebral mass excision at the D10–11–12 vertebral levels in 2007. The histopathological evaluation of the mass showed the presence of neuroblastoma. The patient was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma. He received 6 courses of chemotherapy and exhibited a stable course until March 2010. When he was reevaluated in March 2010, progression in the metastatic lesion as well as local recurrence was detected. The patient, who was restarted on chemotherapy, developed progressive weakness and loss of sensation of the lower extremity. The neurosurgical investigation revealed an irreversible loss in motor functions. The patient is currently on symptomatic treatment.

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