NEUROBLASTOMA CERVICAL: PRESENTACIÓN DE CASOS Y REVISIÓN ACTUALIZADA DEL TEMA
Enrique Blanco Errázuriz1; Fuad Álamo Anich1; Ignacio Burstein Molina1; Bruno Catoia Fonseca2
1 Interno de Medicina, Universidad de Chile. Santiago, Chile.
2 Cirujano Pediátrico, Hospital Roberto del Río. Santiago, Chile.
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Neuroblastoma is one of the commonest extracranial solid tumors at pediatric age, originating from sympathetic nervous system precursor cells. Cervical position stands for 2-5% of all neuroblastomas, with variable clinical expression that includes cervical mass, dyspnea, stridor, Horner syndrome and dysphagia. This condition must be considered in the differential diagnosis of a pediatric cervical mass, specially in those solid, lateral/paramedian masses that could be palpable or not at physical examination. The specific treatment in neuroblastoma depends on patient´s risk group, including conservative follow-up in selected cases, surgery alone, or complementary perioperative therapy with chemotherapy and others. In this article, the group report two cases of cervical neuroblastoma exclusively treated with surgery with good results, and a literature review.
Key-words: neuroblastoma, cervical mass, Horner syndrome, airway obstruction |
