Bilateral adrenal neuroblastoma in the infant: Is it an image-defined risk factor?. (18th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marino, Silvia; La Spina, Milena; Scuderi, Maria Grazia; Di Benedetto, Vincenzo; Magro, Gaetano; Belfiore, Giuseppe; Coronella, Maria; D'Amico, Salvatore; Lo Nigro, Luca; Russo, Giovanna; Di Cataldo, Andrea
• Is Part Of: Pediatric hematology and oncology. Volume 33:Number 4(2016)
• Page Start: 259
• Page End: 263
• Publication Date: 2016-05-18
• Subjects: Bilateral -- IDRF -- infant -- INRG -- neuroblastoma; Pediatric hematology -- Periodicals; Tumors in children -- Periodicals; Blood -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Hematologic Diseases -- Child; Hematologic Diseases -- Infant; Neoplasms -- Child; 618.9215
• DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2016.1160169
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0888-0018

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The treatment of neuroblastoma is based on the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group stratification considering life-threatening symptoms, image-defined risk factors (IDRFs), presence and site of metastases, biology, and histopathology. The authors present an infant with bilateral nonmetastatic adrenal neuroblastoma with favorable biology. Both tumors were resectable and without IDRFs, but bilateral resection was considered mutilating, so it was decided to operate one side only. The authors suggest considering bilaterality among IDRFs.