Early diagnosis of a newborn with a mediastinal mass.

Salomón Sergio Flores-Hernández; Héctor Ahumada Mendoza; Blanca Lilia Santana-Montero; María de Lourdes González Flores

2005, Number 6

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Gac Med Mex 2005; 141 (6)

Early diagnosis of a newborn with a mediastinal mass.

Flores-Hernández SS, Ahumada MH, Santana-Montero BL, González FML

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ABSTRACT

Neuroblastoma is an embryonal tumour that evolves from the neural crest cell. This neoplasm may arise at any site in the sympathetic nervous system, including the brain, the cervical region, the posterior mediastinum, the para-aortic sympathetic ganglia, the pelvis, and the adrenal medulla. The clinical presentation in neonatal age is rare and the differential diagnosis includes congenital lung malformations, pneumoniae, atelectasia, etc. The case of a newborn with a mediastinal neuroblastoma is presented. This case illustrates how a patient with an X-ray image compatible with a thoracic tumor should be studied.

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