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.

Kyphosis

Exaggerated anterior convexity of the thoracic vertebral column.


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PMID (PMCID)
10449645
MALE Infant, Newborn
Small terminal deletion of 1p and duplication of 1q: cytogenetics, FISH studies, and clinical observations at newborn and at age 16 years.
Fan YS, Jung J, Hamilton B.
Am J Med Genet. 1999;86(2):118-23.
Re-examination of this patient at age 16 years showed marked psychomotor delay, severely accentuated dorsal kyphosis and scoliosis, pectus excavatum, and other anomalies but no clinical signs of neuroblastoma.