Pelvic Neuroblastoma; A Better Prognosis
Annals of Surgery 179(1): Jan 1974; 115-118
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Personal Characteristics
Female child, born in august 1954
Clinical Characteristics
Sacral tumour noticed at birth, large, mobile, soft mass palpable in front of the rectum and attached to its walls, undifferentiated neuroblastoma, small nodule palpable on the anterior surface of the sacrum
Remission Characteristics
At the age of 17 years she is free of tumour and of symptoms
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed
Clinical Treatment
Biopsy of the tumour, partial excision
Non-Clinical Treatment
Vitamin b12 for 2 years
Additional Notes
No treatment was given initially. The specimen weighed 93 grams and consisted largely of mature ganglioneuroma but showed some residual areas of immature neuroblastoma.