What are the complications of neuroblastoma in children?

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Neuroblastoma (NB) evolved from primitive neural crest cells. Sympathetic nerve chain and adrenal medulla are the most common primary sites. Different age, tumor location and different degree of tissue differentiation make their biological characteristics and clinical manifestations have great differences. Some patients can naturally subside or transform into benign tumors, but others are very difficult to treat and have poor prognosis. Let's share my experience with you.

What are the complications of neuroblastoma in children?

1. The most common symptom of mass in different parts is mass in different parts( 1) Primary in the abdomen: adrenal gland and spinal sympathetic nerve chain primary common, generally in the mass when the symptoms appear, abdominal pain, abdominal circumference increase, full back, touch and mass, gastrointestinal symptoms.

(2) Primary in the chest: mediastinal compression related symptoms and respiratory symptoms, such as shortness of breath, cough, etc. The late stage patients often have limb pain, anemia, fever, emaciation, orbital metastasis. The characteristic panda eye was formed by orbital metastasis, which was characterized by exophthalmos and periorbital cyanosis.

Others may have hypertension and mass related compression symptoms, such as intraspinal infiltration and compression, dyskinesia, urinary incontinence, etc.

matters needing attention

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