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Isolated intracranial metastasis of neuroblastoma 2 years after completion of therapy
Author(s) -
LYDAKI EVAGELIA,
BOLONAKI IRENE,
STIAKAKI EFTICHIA,
DINI GIORGIO,
KALMANTI MARIA
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1997.tb03561.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neuroblastoma , metastasis , brain metastasis , oncology , cancer , genetics , biology , cell culture
Metastatic neuroblastoma in the brain without evidence of intracranial or extracranial disease elsewhere, is a very rare event. The pattern of spread is believed to be via the hematogenous route or cerebrospinal fluid. A child with a cystic neuroblastoma mass in the right temporal lobe 23 months following completion of therapy for the initial disease is described here. Chemotherapy with the protocol ‘eight drugs in 1 day’ was initially effective for this patient.