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Spontaneous Regression Of Disseminated Neuroblastoma

Schwartz et al., 1974Neuroblastoma

Journal of Pediatrics 85(6): Dec 1974; 760-763

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Case Details

Personal Characteristics

N.g., a one-week-old black girl

Clinical Characteristics

Hepatomegaly, abnormal radionuclide localization in the right hepatic lobe, elevated urinary excretion of vanillylmandelic acid (vma)

Remission Characteristics

The liver slowly decreased to normal size over the ensuing months, urinary vma values decreased progressively

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Not discussed

Clinical Treatment

No therapy was administered

Non-Clinical Treatment

The child was carefully followed as an outpatient

Additional Notes

The primary tumor location was undetected