Neck stiffness and bone osteolytic lesion in a 3-years old child: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neuroblastoma is the most frequent extracranial solid tumor occurring in childhood, representing approximately 28% of all cancers diagnosed in infants. Signs and symptoms of neuroblastoma vary with the site of development of the tumor and can mimic other diseases due to its extreme clinical variability. However, torticollis is not reported in the medical literature as a leading symptom of neuroblastoma.

Case presentation

Here we report the case of a 3 years-old girl with fever and neck stiffness. Blood tests revealed a mild anemia and a rise in inflammatory markers. CT-scan showed a solid, heterogeneous, predominantly hypodense surrenal mass with eccentric calcification and extensive inhomogeneity of the vertebral metamers. Blood tests revealed raised serum levels

SUBMITTER: Carraro C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10543269 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature