Central hypoventilation syndrome associated with ganglioneuroblastoma.
In this paper the authors describe a case of central hyperventilation syndrome associated with a neural crest tumor. The girl had several apneic spells at the age of three years. She had a tracheostomy and mechanically assisted ventilation while asleep. Routine hematologic studies and chest x-ray were within normal limits. Computerized tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left paraspinal mass suggestive of a neural crest tumor. This mass was excised and histopathologic findings of this tumor revealed a ganglioneuroblastoma.
Diez García
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Pediatric Surgery Service, University Hospital, Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Carrillo
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Bartolomé
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Casanova
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Prieto
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D018305:Ganglioneuroblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009432:Neural Crest; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed