Adult-type neuroblastoma originated in retroperitoneum beginning with obstructive jaundice

Abdominal neuroblastoma in adults is a rare neoplasm and only 30 patients have been described in Japan since 1985. The patient was a 43-year-old woman with jaundice. The tumor originated from retroperitoneum. The enlarged gall bladder and dilatation of intrahepatic bile ducts were noted by ultrasono...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical imaging 2001-07, Vol.25 (4), p.284-287
Hauptverfasser:	Kawakami, Manri, Koda, Masahiko, Matsunaga, Noriko, Kishimoto, Yukihiro, Shabana, Michiko, Kato, Hiroaki, Nishimuki, Eiji, Kojo, Haruhiko, Miura, Kunihiko, Kawasaki, Hironaka
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adult type Biological and medical sciences Cholestasis - etiology Female Humans Medical sciences Neuroblastoma Neuroblastoma - complications Neuroblastoma - diagnosis Neuroblastoma - diagnostic imaging Neurology Obstructive jaundice Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - complications Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Retroperitoneal tumor Retroperitoneum Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	Abdominal neuroblastoma in adults is a rare neoplasm and only 30 patients have been described in Japan since 1985. The patient was a 43-year-old woman with jaundice. The tumor originated from retroperitoneum. The enlarged gall bladder and dilatation of intrahepatic bile ducts were noted by ultrasonography and computed tomography. We report the first adult-type neuroblastoma with obstructive jaundice.
ISSN:	0899-7071 1873-4499
DOI:	10.1016/S0899-7071(01)00288-1