A Case of Congenital Neuroblastoma Detected by Prenatal Ultrasonography.
- Author:
Yong Bo HAN
1
;
Gwang Jun KIM
;
Yeon Uk JUNG
;
Oh Jun KWEON
;
Kum Seok KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Korea. hangyver@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neuroblastoma;
Prenatal diagnosis;
Ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Neuroblastoma*;
Prenatal Diagnosis;
Prognosis;
Ultrasonography;
Ultrasonography, Prenatal*
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2002;13(2):176-180
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The increasingly common use of obstetrical sonography has led to a growing number of prenatally diagnosed neuroblastomas. The two most important factors in the prognosis of clinical neuroblastoma are the age of the patient at diagnosis and the stage of the disease. Patients with disease at an earlier stage and well-differentiated tumors have a better prognosis than those with disease at a more advanced stage and poorly differentiated tumors. We have experienced a case of congenital neuroblastoma that was recognized prenatally by ultrasonography and identified as stage IV disease postnatally. We report the case with brief review of related literatures.
