Neuroblastoma with conus medullaris syndrome: A case report

Neuroblastoma with conus medullaris syndrome: A case report

We describe an eleven-month-old girl who presented with bilateral lower limb weakness and bowel dysfunction since birth. These symptoms were due to a right-sided lumbar para-spinal tumor, invading the spinal canal extradurally from L1-L4 segments. We performed a L1-L4 posterior laminectomy and maxim...

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Main Authors: Siew Hong Yiek, Xiangling Woo, Adrian Wei Chih Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Neuroblastoma
Conus medullaris syndrome
Case report
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751921000633
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spelling doaj-c3006b58e32a4ce5b7f7e040a6a654e22021-07-17T04:33:53ZengElsevierInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery2214-75192021-09-0125101151Neuroblastoma with conus medullaris syndrome: A case reportSiew Hong Yiek0Xiangling Woo1Adrian Wei Chih Ng2Department of Neurosurgery, Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia; Corresponding author.Department of Neurosurgery, Sarawak General Hospital, MalaysiaBorneo Medical Centre (Miri), MalaysiaWe describe an eleven-month-old girl who presented with bilateral lower limb weakness and bowel dysfunction since birth. These symptoms were due to a right-sided lumbar para-spinal tumor, invading the spinal canal extradurally from L1-L4 segments. We performed a L1-L4 posterior laminectomy and maximal debulking when she was seven-month-old. Neuroblastoma was confirmed pathologically, and adjuvant therapy commenced.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751921000633NeuroblastomaConus medullaris syndromeCase report
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author Siew Hong Yiek
Xiangling Woo
Adrian Wei Chih Ng
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Xiangling Woo
Adrian Wei Chih Ng
Neuroblastoma with conus medullaris syndrome: A case report
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Neuroblastoma
Conus medullaris syndrome
Case report
author_facet Siew Hong Yiek
Xiangling Woo
Adrian Wei Chih Ng
author_sort Siew Hong Yiek
title Neuroblastoma with conus medullaris syndrome: A case report
title_short Neuroblastoma with conus medullaris syndrome: A case report
title_full Neuroblastoma with conus medullaris syndrome: A case report
title_fullStr Neuroblastoma with conus medullaris syndrome: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Neuroblastoma with conus medullaris syndrome: A case report
title_sort neuroblastoma with conus medullaris syndrome: a case report
publisher Elsevier
series Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
issn 2214-7519
publishDate 2021-09-01
description We describe an eleven-month-old girl who presented with bilateral lower limb weakness and bowel dysfunction since birth. These symptoms were due to a right-sided lumbar para-spinal tumor, invading the spinal canal extradurally from L1-L4 segments. We performed a L1-L4 posterior laminectomy and maximal debulking when she was seven-month-old. Neuroblastoma was confirmed pathologically, and adjuvant therapy commenced.
topic Neuroblastoma
Conus medullaris syndrome
Case report
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751921000633
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