Neuroblastoma; Review Of Twenty-eight Cases And Presentation Of Two Cases With Metastases And Long Survival
American Journal of Roentgenology 85(4): April 1961; 733-747
View Original Source →Abstract
The survival of patients with neuroblastoma (Vogel and others, 1970) is closely related to the natural history of the tumour. The age at onset of the disease, the site of origin of the lesion, the presence or absence of osseous metastases, and the spontaneous disappearance or maturation of the tumor are all of prognostic importance. Summaries of the literature are presented with discussions of different treatments. The case presented in this paper is interesting in that spontaneous cure appears to have taken place in the presence of bony metastases with no therapy whatsoever.
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
D.h., a three-day-old white male
Clinical Characteristics
Enlarged liver and spleen, nodular mass in the skin overlying the right scapula, another smaller mass over the right anterior chest, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, skin nodules involving the entire body
Remission Characteristics
Skin nodules were decreasing in size and number, liver and spleen returned to normal size, infant appeared healthy
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed
Clinical Treatment
Biopsy of the left tibial marrow, biopsy of the left scapular skin nodule
Additional Notes
A primary site was never found. The patient was discharged from the hospital with no specific therapy and a grave prognosis. He has had no further difficulty and is living and well at the present time.