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.

Respiratory failure

A severe form of respiratory insufficiency characterized by inadequate gas exchange such that the levels of oxygen or carbon dioxide cannot be maintained within normal limits.


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29559757
 FEMALE Infant
Successful Use of Extracorporeal Life Support in a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patient with Neuroblastoma.
Williams FZ, Vats A, Cash T, Fortenberry JD.
J Extra Corpor Technol. 2018;50(1):61-64.
We describe a child with neuroblastoma and hypoxemic respiratory failure following HSCT who was successfully managed with veno-venous (VV) ECMO.
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Development of infant botulism in a 3-year-old female with neuroblastoma following autologous bone marrow transplantation: potential use of human botulism immune globulin.
Shen WP, Felsing N, Lang D, Goodman G, Cairo MS.
Bone Marrow Transplant. 1994;13(3):345-7.
We report a 3-year-old child with stage IV neuroblastoma who developed symptoms of progressive motor weakness, bulbar palsy and respiratory failure 42 days after autologous BMT.