Neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor of neural crest cells, the cells that give rise to the sympathetic nervous system, which is observed in children.

Tetany

A condition characterized by intermittent involuntary contraction of muscles (spasms) related to hypocalcemia or occasionally magnesium deficiency.


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PMID (PMCID)
18724210
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Compartment syndrome after hypocalcemic tetany: a case report.
Luzzi R, Burghardt RD, Herzenberg JE, Zuckerberg AL.
J Pediatr Orthop. 2008;28(6):688-90.
We present an unusual case of nontraumatic and nonvascular compartment syndrome after hypocalcemia-induced sustained tetany in a 2-year-10-month-old male child after a neuroblastoma tumor resection.