A case of sacrococcygeal neuroblastoma

The authors report a case of a well-differentiated neuroblastoma case, detected in a 4-month-old male during routine pediatric evaluation and totally resected by surgery.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood.

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Key Findings & Data:Sacrococcygeal neuroblastomas are reported to be rare.

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Conclusion & Impact:The authors report a case of a well-differentiated neuroblastoma case, detected in a 4-month-old male during routine pediatric evaluation and totally resected by surgery.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Childhood · Neuroblastoma · Pelvic

Abstract

Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood. Sacrococcygeal neuroblastomas are reported to be rare. The authors report a case of a well-differentiated neuroblastoma case, detected in a 4-month-old male during routine pediatric evaluation and totally resected by surgery.

Keywords

Childhood Neuroblastoma Pelvic Sacrococcygeal Tumor Teratoma

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Suna, F., Bozkurter, T., Elli, M., Tander, B., Dağdemir, A., Ceyhan, M. (2013). A case of sacrococcygeal neuroblastoma. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Volume: 30 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.5835/jecm.omu.30.01.017

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