Open AccessAdult onset neuroblastoma, presenting as pleural effusion: A rare entity
Author(s) -
Anjan Kumar Das,
Abhijit Datta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of association of chest physicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-9089
pISSN - 2320-8775
DOI - 10.4103/2320-8775.126514
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , lung , adrenal gland , abdomen , radiology , left lung , pericardial effusion , surgery , pathology
Neuroblastoma of the adrenal gland is an extremely rare tumor in adults. We present a case of 24-year-old male patient, who presented with left sided massive pleural effusion and mass at left upper abdomen. Imaging reported that a huge heterogeneously enhancing mass originating from left adrenal area extended to the left lower chest causing compression of the left lower lobe of lung and pleural effusion. The rarity of this tumor in adults prompted us to present this case