A rare case of primary omental neuroblastoma and resection of the recurrent tumor by laparoscopy

Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children. Primary omental neuroblastoma has never been reported in the English literature. A 4-year-old girl presented with a mobile abdominal mass; primary omental neuroblastoma was diagnosed. There was tumor recurrence after complete tum...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric surgery international 2009-02, Vol.25 (2), p.203-206
Hauptverfasser: Chan, Kin Wai Edwin, Lee, K. H., To, K. F., Mou, J. W. C., Cheung, S. T., Tam, Y. H.
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Zusammenfassung:Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children. Primary omental neuroblastoma has never been reported in the English literature. A 4-year-old girl presented with a mobile abdominal mass; primary omental neuroblastoma was diagnosed. There was tumor recurrence after complete tumor resection. She received chemotherapy and underwent laparoscopic resection of the recurrent tumor. There was no tumor recurrence after 1 year of follow-up.
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-008-2302-x