title: Neuroblastoma: an unusual presentation with bilateral ptosis.
abstract: Neuroblastoma, a common tumor of neural crest origin, demonstrates an extremely variable clinical presentation and behavior. Paraspinal tumors may occur anywhere along the spinal column where they may invade the intervertebral foramina and produce cord compression. Cervical involvement may produce Horner's syndrome. Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome is also a well-known neuroimmunologic finding of neuroblastoma. We report a 28-month-old female presenting with ptosis and muscle weakness, diagnosed as having a neuroblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tatli
authors.forename: Ebru Tugrul
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Saribeyoğlu
authors.forename: Nur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aydinli
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calişkan
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anak
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D020361:Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology