Neuroblastoma of the anterior mediastinum in an 80-year-old woman.
A 7-cm anterior mediastinal tumor in an 80-year-old woman was found by light and electron microscopy to be a neuroblastoma. Immunoreactivity for neuron-specific enolase, synaptophysin, and chromogranin supported the diagnosis. Neuroblastoma is an uncommon tumor in adults and we are not aware of a previous report of such a tumor in a patient of this age.
Salter
J E
JE
Department of Pathology, Memorial Hospital-Memorial City, Houston, Texas, USA.
Gibson
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Ordóñez
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Mackay
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003712:Dendrites / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008870:Microtubules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure