Immediate Response to Chemotherapy in an Adult Neuroblastoma Patient Presenting with Cord Compression. (19th February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bukhari, Nedal; Harfouch, Bachar; Alotaibi, Majid Shallal; Al-Harbi, Hulayel; Chamdine, Omar
• Other Names: Litofsky Norman S. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in neurological medicine. Volume 2020(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-02-19
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neurology; Nervous System Diseases; Nervous system -- Diseases; Neurology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1155/2020/6401497
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6676

Abstract

Abstract : We report a case of a 31-year-old female patient with high-risk neuroblastoma (NBL) who presented with a history of static back pain and bilateral lower limb weakness for almost a month. Her primary tumor was located in the right paraspinal region, causing spinal cord compression (SCC). Chemotherapy was administered with an immediate clinical improvement noted after 24 hours of starting treatment. We herein report the efficacy of chemotherapy in an adult neuroblastoma (aNBL) patient presenting with spinal cord compression.