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.

Hyperammonemia

An increased concentration of ammonia in the blood.


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PMID (PMCID)
25639153
MALE Middle Aged
Fatal hyperammonemia and carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) deficiency following high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Laemmle A, Hahn D, Hu L, Rufenacht V, Gautschi M, Leibundgut K, Nuoffer JM, Haberle J.
Mol Genet Metab. 2015;114(3):438-44.
We observed severe hyperammonemia (maximum 475 956mol/L) in a 2-year-old male patient, who underwent high-dose chemotherapy with carboplatin, etoposide and melphalan, and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for a neuroblastoma stage IV.