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18305060

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
Neuroblastomas are the fourth most common malignancy of childhood and account for most adrenal tumors in children. However, they are rarely reported in adults. We present herein an extremely rare case of adrenal neuroblastoma occurring in a 25-year-old woman during her first trimester of pregnancy. She had a spontaneous abortion secondary to chorioamnionitis and she was operated on for an "incidentaloma." Her tumor was curatively resected. She presented with right lower quadrant abdominal pain 26 months after her operation and there was evidence of local tumor recurrence without metastasis. Adult adrenal neuroblastoma is an uncommon malignancy and, to our knowledge, there was no case of this tumor occurring in pregnancy ever described in the English literature. The case presentation is followed by a general discussion with an emphasis on the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of neuroblastoma and its association with pregnancy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1083-7159
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
152-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Case report: an unusual case of adrenal neuroblastoma in pregnancy.
pubmed:affiliation
Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. rifaatmarwan@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports