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Neuroblastoma: Multimedia

Author: Byron D Joyner, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Program Director, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Coauthor(s): Natalya Lopushnyan, Yale University School of Medicine
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Updated: Dec 4, 2007

Multimedia

CT scan in a 2-week-old boy noted to have an abdo...
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Media file 1: CT scan in a 2-week-old boy noted to have an abdominal mass on a prenatal sonogram. This postnatal abdominal CT scan revealed a left suprarenal mass with mass effect of the spleen.
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CT scan in a 2-week-old boy noted to have an abdo...

CT scan in a 2-week-old boy noted to have an abdominal mass on a prenatal sonogram. This postnatal abdominal CT scan revealed a left suprarenal mass with mass effect of the spleen.

Abdominal CT scan in a 2-week-old boy noted to ha...
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Media file 2: Abdominal CT scan in a 2-week-old boy noted to have an abdominal mass on a prenatal sonogram. A postnatal abdominal CT scan revealed a left suprarenal mass with mass effect of the spleen (see Image 1). This abdominal CT scan represents a more caudal view than Image 1. Note the very large left mass with central necrosis. The mass effect of the spleen is apparent.
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Abdominal CT scan in a 2-week-old boy noted to ha...

Abdominal CT scan in a 2-week-old boy noted to have an abdominal mass on a prenatal sonogram. A postnatal abdominal CT scan revealed a left suprarenal mass with mass effect of the spleen (see Image 1). This abdominal CT scan represents a more caudal view than Image 1. Note the very large left mass with central necrosis. The mass effect of the spleen is apparent.

A 2-week-old boy is noted to have an abdominal ma...
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Media file 3: A 2-week-old boy is noted to have an abdominal mass on prenatal ultrasound. A postnatal abdominal CT scan revealed a left suprarenal mass with mass effect of the spleen (see Image 1). A more caudal view than Image 1 revealed the very large left mass with central necrosis (see Image 2). This is a more caudal view of the CT scan than in Images 1 and 2. The left kidney comes into view, as it is inferiorly displaced and laterally rotated by the large superior neuroblastoma.
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A 2-week-old boy is noted to have an abdominal ma...

A 2-week-old boy is noted to have an abdominal mass on prenatal ultrasound. A postnatal abdominal CT scan revealed a left suprarenal mass with mass effect of the spleen (see Image 1). A more caudal view than Image 1 revealed the very large left mass with central necrosis (see Image 2). This is a more caudal view of the CT scan than in Images 1 and 2. The left kidney comes into view, as it is inferiorly displaced and laterally rotated by the large superior neuroblastoma.

Bulky lymph nodes just medial to the left kidney
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Media file 4: Bulky lymph nodes just medial to the left kidney
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Bulky lymph nodes just medial to the left kidney

Bulky lymph nodes just medial to the left kidney

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Media file 5: Upper periorbital edema, proptosis, and ecchymosis in the left eye in a 9-month-old girl.
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Upper periorbital edema, proptosis, and ecchymosi...

Upper periorbital edema, proptosis, and ecchymosis in the left eye in a 9-month-old girl.

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Keywords

neuroblastoma, great mimicker, the great mimicker, intra-abdominal malignancy, extracranial solid tumor, Ewing sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, neuroectodermal tumors, undifferentiated soft tissue sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, glioma, sympathetic ganglia, ganglioneuroma, sympathoblastoma, ganglioneuroma, neurocristopathy, ganglioneuroblastoma, metastatic neuroblastoma, localized neuroblastoma, disseminated neuroblastoma, stage 4S neuroblastoma, Pepper syndrome, “blueberry muffin” babies, “blueberry muffin” baby, Hutchinson syndrome, Kerner-Morrison syndrome, Wilms tumor, congenital mesoblastic nephroma, primitive neuroblasts, neuropil, Homer-Wright pseudorosettes, Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Byron D Joyner, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Program Director, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Byron D Joyner, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Urological Association, Association of Military Surgeons of the US, Massachusetts Medical Society, Society of University Urologists, Society of Urology Chairpersons and Program Directors, and Washington State Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Natalya Lopushnyan, Yale University School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: eMedicine Salary Employment

CME Editor

J Stuart Wolf Jr, MD, FACS, David A Bloom Professor of Urology, Director of Division of Minimally Invasive Urology, Department of Urology, University of Michigan
J Stuart Wolf Jr, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Urological Association, Catholic Medical Association, Endourological Society, Society for Urology and Engineering, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Society of University Urologists, and Society of Urologic Oncology
Disclosure: Terumo Corporation Consulting fee Consulting; Omeros Corporation Consulting fee Consulting

Chief Editor

Allen R Wyler, MD, Former Medical Director, Northstar Neuroscience, Inc
Allen R Wyler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and Society of Neurological Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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