An epidural neuroblastoma causing spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman

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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Main Authors: Ethan Taub, Nathalie Fischer, Stephan Frank, Gregory Fabrice Jost, Luigi Mariani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-04-01
Series:Rare Tumors
Subjects:
spine
epidural
neuroblastoma
adult
paraparesis
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/1712

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