An epidural neuroblastoma causing spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman
We report a case of disseminated neuroblastoma (NB) causing epidural spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman. Because NB is primarily a tumor of infancy and childhood, less is known about its clinical course and optimal treatment in adults. This patient was treated with a thoracic laminectomy...
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| author | Ethan Taub Nathalie Fischer Stephan Frank Gregory Fabrice Jost Luigi Mariani |
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| description | We report a case of disseminated neuroblastoma (NB) causing epidural spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman. Because NB is primarily a tumor of infancy and childhood, less is known about its clinical course and optimal treatment in adults. This patient was treated with a thoracic laminectomy and tumor resection; polychemotherapy with one cycle of vindesine, cisplatin, and etoposide; one cycle of vincristine, dacarbazine, ifosfamide, and doxorubicin; and radiotherapy to the spine. She remained able to walk but died 8.5 months later of diffuse systemic tumor progression. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1038c756f5e44c678a80df157ecd75e42022-12-22T03:17:37ZengSAGE PublishingRare Tumors2036-36032036-36132010-04-0122e28e2810.4081/rt.2010.e28An epidural neuroblastoma causing spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old womanEthan TaubNathalie FischerStephan FrankGregory Fabrice JostLuigi MarianiWe report a case of disseminated neuroblastoma (NB) causing epidural spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman. Because NB is primarily a tumor of infancy and childhood, less is known about its clinical course and optimal treatment in adults. This patient was treated with a thoracic laminectomy and tumor resection; polychemotherapy with one cycle of vindesine, cisplatin, and etoposide; one cycle of vincristine, dacarbazine, ifosfamide, and doxorubicin; and radiotherapy to the spine. She remained able to walk but died 8.5 months later of diffuse systemic tumor progression.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/1712spineepiduralneuroblastomaadultparaparesis |
| spellingShingle | Ethan Taub Nathalie Fischer Stephan Frank Gregory Fabrice Jost Luigi Mariani An epidural neuroblastoma causing spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman Rare Tumors spine epidural neuroblastoma adult paraparesis |
| title | An epidural neuroblastoma causing spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman |
| title_full | An epidural neuroblastoma causing spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman |
| title_fullStr | An epidural neuroblastoma causing spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman |
| title_full_unstemmed | An epidural neuroblastoma causing spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman |
| title_short | An epidural neuroblastoma causing spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman |
| title_sort | epidural neuroblastoma causing spinal cord compression in a 67 year old woman |
| topic | spine epidural neuroblastoma adult paraparesis |
| url | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/1712 |
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