Constitutional symptoms (fever, malaise, loss of appetite, weight loss, failure to thrive)
Depending on the primary location of tumor and whether or not there is metastasis, the follow...
For low-risk patients stratified to observation, follow up with ultrasound. An enlarging neoplasm necessitates operative intervention.
Follow-up ...
Fetahu IS, Taschner-Manl S. Neuroblastoma and the epigenome. Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2021;40(1):173-189.
Kamihara J, Bourdeaut F, Foulkes WD,...
C74.90 Malignant neoplasm of unsp part of unspecified adrenal gland
C48.0 Malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum
C38.3 Malignant neoplasm of mediastinum, part unspecified
C76.3 Malignant neopla...
Symptoms are variable and reflect tumor location.
Most common sites of neuroblastomas are located in the abdomen/pelvis, but diagnosis should not be excluded in patients presenting with...
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FIGURE 118.20. <bold>A:</bold> Celiac axis neuroblastoma. Computed tomographic (CT) section of the abdomen shows a large lobulated mass with multiple flakes of calcification displacing stomach and the liver <italic>(white arrow).</bold> Note presence of retrocrural node <italic>(black arrows).</bold> A, aorta; L, liver; N, node; S, stomach. <bold>B:</bold> Celiac axis neuroblastoma. Enhanced CT section of the abdomen at level of the kidney shows a large lobulated mass with irregular margins and calcification displacin...
FIGURE 118.20. <bold>A:</bold> Celiac axis neuroblastoma. Computed tomographic (CT) section of the abdomen shows a large lobul...
FIG. 10.33. Dumbbell neuroblastoma. A: Magnetic resonance T1-weighted coronal image. Note the small adrenal tumor (arrows) just medial to the ipsilateral kidney. B: A slightly more posterior cut demonstrates the tumor extending into the spinal canal (arrows).
FIG. 10.33. Dumbbell neuroblastoma. A: Magnetic resonance T1-weighted coronal image. Note the small adrenal tumor (arrows) just medial to ...
<bold>FIGURE 21-41. Neuroblastoma.</bold> <bold>A.</bold> A large, lobulated, hemorrhagic, and cystic tumor, adherent to the upper pole of the kidney, was removed from a child who presented with an abdominal mass. <bold>B.</bold> A photomicrograph illustrates the characteristic rosettes, formed by small, regular, dark tumor cells arranged around a central, pale fibrillar core.
<bold>FIGURE 21-41. Neuroblastoma.</bold> <bold>A.</bold> A large, lobulated, hemorrhagic, and cystic tumor, adher...