Posterior mediastinal neuroblastoma

Bayramoglu S., Celiker F., Aksoy S., Cimilli T., Salihoglu B., Slim F.

MEDICAL JOURNAL OF BAKIRKOY, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.42-44, 2005 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL JOURNAL OF BAKIRKOY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.42-44
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Neuroblastoma is the 3rd most common malignant tumor in infancy, following leukemia and CNS tumors. It is the second most common tumor encountered during childhood. Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor originating from the neural crest. Patients are usually younger than 4 years of age. 46% of the cases are derived from the surrenal glands. But the tumor can be detected anywhere from the neck to the sacrum, wherever the sympathetic chain exists. 14% of the neuroblastomas originate within the thoracal region.