Ataxia induced by a thymic neuroblastoma in the elderly patient
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Wiesel, Ory, Shamik Bhattacharyya, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Sashank Prasad, and Ciaran McNamee. 2015. “Ataxia induced by a thymic neuroblastoma in the elderly patient.” World Journal of Surgical Oncology 13 (1): 178. doi:10.1186/s12957-015-0594-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12957-015-0594-6.Abstract
Thymic neuroblastoma is a rare tumor with only few reports in modern literature. Whereas most data is taken from childhood neuroblastoma, little is known about the characteristics of the disease in the adult and elderly population. There are significant differences between adult and childhood neuroblastoma which are reviewed below. We report a case of a 62-year-old male who presented with neurological symptoms of ataxia and opsoclonus and an anterior mediastinal mass. Ultimately, the patient underwent a resection of the mass and pathologic review identified a thymic neuroblastoma. This is the first case of thymic neuroblastoma associated with symptomatic central nervous system disease; it is presented with an up-to-date review of the previous cases in the field as well with a review of the literature of post adolescent neuroblastoma.Other Sources
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