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.

Intestinal bleeding

Bleeding from the intestines.


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PMID (PMCID)
18176184
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Hepatic veno-occlusive disease followed by esophageal varix rupture after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a 4-year-old boy with stage 4 neuroblastoma.
Kajiwara R, Goto H, Yokosuka T, Yanagimachi M, Kuroki F, Yokota S.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2008;30(1):63-5.
Here we report a case of a 4-year-old boy with stage 4 neuroblastoma with potentially fatal HVOD followed by esophageal varix rupture and massive intestinal bleeding after high-dose chemotherapy with autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.