title: [Case report of a stage IV S neuroblastoma regressing without any aggressive treatment].
abstract: The authors describe a case of stage IV-S neuroblastoma in a boy forty days old with impressive enlargement of the liver whose left lobe was initially mistaken for splenomegaly. Regression was obtained without active treatment. Factors affecting the prognosis and treatment are briefly discussed. Is reported the association with persistent elevation of serum acid phosphatase.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Un caso di neuroblastoma stadio IV S regredito senza trattamenti aggressivi.