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.

Paraplegia

Severe or complete weakness of both lower extremities with sparing of the upper extremities.


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PMID (PMCID)
26724980
 MALE Infant, Newborn
Congenital neuroblastoma presenting with paraplegia following spinal puncture in a neonate. Case report and review of the literature.
Kilani M, Hammami S, Darmoul M, Haddad S, Ben Nsir A, Mnari W, Hattab MN.
Arch Pediatr. 2016;23(3):279-82.
Congenital neuroblastoma presenting with paraplegia following spinal puncture in a neonate.
18478490
 MALE Infant, Newborn
Chemotherapy as a therapeutic option for congenital neuroblastoma complicated by paraplegia.
Walter KN, Kratz C, Uhl M, Niemeyer C.
Klin Padiatr. 2008;220(3):175-7.
Chemotherapy as a therapeutic option for congenital neuroblastoma complicated by paraplegia.
17315729
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant
[Anesthetic management in two infants undergoing hemilaminectomy for giant mediastinal neuroblastoma].
Toda N, Murakami N, Ando T, Kokubo M, Kurosawa S, Kato M.
Masui. 2007;56(2):158-62.
Neuroblastoma invades into the intrathecal space in a rare occasion, resulting in paraplegia, which requires emergent operation to save the spinal cord.
15852266
 FEMALE Infant
Postoperative paraplegia secondary to the use of oxidized cellulose (Surgicel).
Henry MC, Tashjian DB, Kasowski H, Duncan C, Moss RL.
J Pediatr Surg. 2005;40(4):E9-11.
In this report, the authors present a case of paraplegia in a toddler after the resection of a mediastinal neuroblastoma.
14968392
 MALE Infant
[Posteromedial bowing of the lower leg and neuroblastoma with possible neurofibromatosis type I: a case report and literature review].
Ihme N, Mahnken AH, Schmidt-Rohlfing B, Rohrig H, Weber M.
Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb. 2004;142(1):97-102.
He developed paraplegia due to an abdominal neuroblastoma at the age of 9 months.
7660240
 FEMALE Infant, Newborn
Congenital dumbbell neuroblastoma.
Shimada Y, Sato K, Abe E, Suzuki T, Ishihara Y.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1995;20(11):1295-300.
Two patients with congenital dumbbell neuroblastoma with paraplegia are described, and 16 other cases are reviewed.
3741083
 MALE Adult
Autonomic dysreflexia in a paraplegic man with catecholamine-secreting neuroblastoma.
Wright KC, Agre JC, Wilson BC, Theologides A.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1986;67(8):566-7.
Two years after neuroblastoma was diagnosed, he developed T4 incomplete paraplegia due to metastases to the spine at T5 and L3 levels.
1270324
 MALE
Congenital neuroblastoma with paraplegia. Case report.
Moschos A, Anagnostakis D.
Helv Paediatr Acta. 1976;30(6):521-3.
A case of congenital neuroblastoma presenting with paraplegia in a newborn baby is described.