Neuroblastoma of the Thoracic Spine in an Adult: a Case Report

Overview

Journal J Surg Case Rep

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2024 Sep 26

PMID 39324103

Authors

Toyin A Oyemolade

Augustine A Adeolu

Oluwafunmito L Oyewo

Vivian C Oko-Azu

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Abstract

Neuroblastoma (NB) in the adults is extremely rare. Even less encountered is NB involving the adult spine with only a few reported cases. Because of its rarity, there are as yet no well-established treatment guidelines for NB in the adults. Treatment strategies, therefore, are often extrapolated from paediatric data. We report a case of a 51-year-old man with NB involving the thoracic spine who had surgical excision with a good postoperative outcome in the short term.

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