Ovarian involvement in neuroblastoma.
A case of neuroblastoma involving the ovaries bilaterally at diagnosis is reported. A review of previous cases of neuroblastoma at Johns Hopkins Hospital revealed no previous occurrence of ovarian metastatic disease at diagnosis, but involvement in about one-third of cases at autopsy. This appears to be a more common site of metastatic disease than has been previously recognized. The significance of this site of metastases in neuroblastoma is unknown.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*