Neuroblastoma with a fulminant clinical course caused by tumor embolism

The case of a 2 1/2-year-old girl with a well-nigh asymptomatic neuroblastoma of the left adrenal is described. In the final stage it gave rise to unusual clinical signs. The tumor had grown into the inferior vena cava via the left suprarenal and renal veins. Dissolution of the soft tumor mass in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of pediatrics 1979-09, Vol.132 (1), p.61-66
Hauptverfasser:	Kwee, W S, Hausman, R, van der Harten, J J, de Waal, F C, Schreuder, C H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - complications Child, Preschool Female Humans Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis - etiology Neuroblastoma - complications Pulmonary Embolism - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	The case of a 2 1/2-year-old girl with a well-nigh asymptomatic neuroblastoma of the left adrenal is described. In the final stage it gave rise to unusual clinical signs. The tumor had grown into the inferior vena cava via the left suprarenal and renal veins. Dissolution of the soft tumor mass in the vena cava caused fatal massive embolism of lungs and brain.
ISSN:	0340-6199 1432-1076
DOI:	10.1007/BF00443206