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

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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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spelling doaj-1038c756f5e44c678a80df157ecd75e42020-11-25T03:24:48ZengSAGE 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
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author Ethan Taub
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Stephan Frank
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Luigi Mariani
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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
author_facet Ethan Taub
Nathalie Fischer
Stephan Frank
Gregory Fabrice Jost
Luigi Mariani
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title 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_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_sort epidural neuroblastoma causing spinal cord compression in a 67-year-old woman
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Rare Tumors
issn 2036-3603
2036-3613
publishDate 2010-04-01
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.
topic spine
epidural
neuroblastoma
adult
paraparesis
url http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/1712
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