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.

Vomiting

Forceful ejection of the contents of the stomach through the mouth by means of a series of involuntary spasmic contractions.


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PMID (PMCID)
24671327
 MALE Infant
A massive retroperitoneal neuroblastoma with stenosis of the inferior vena cava in a 5-month-old boy.
Li JT, Dai YH, Kuo SM.
BMJ Case Rep. 2014;2014:.
When it originates in the retroperitoneum, neuroblastoma usually presents as an abdominal mass with clinical manifestations of nausea, vomiting and weight loss.
24300469
 MALE Infant, Newborn
Neuroblastoma presenting as persistent postprandial emesis in a neonate.
Rezaimehr Y, Bhargava R.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013;29(12):1273-5.
Emergency physicians may have the opportunity to detect neuroblastoma earlier by contemplating a broader differential diagnosis of a vomiting infant and initiating the appropriate workup in the emergency department.
22123483
 FEMALE
Unexpected intraparenchymal hematoma caused by brain metastasis in a patient with neuroblastoma: case report.
Okura H, Yatomi K, Saito Y, Kasuga C, Ishii H, Karagiozov K, Miyajima M, Arai H.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2011;51(11):784-8.
A 2-year-old girl who had previously been treated for stage IV intra-abdominal neuroblastoma presented with headache and vomiting.