title: Abdominal neuroblastoma in a child with inferior vena cava anomaly.
abstract: Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava are rare. Such anomalies pose great challenges to the surgeon in neuroblastoma surgery, especially when unrecognised preoperatively. We report the first case of an abdominal neuroblastoma detected in a child with a developmental anomaly of the left-sided inferior vena cava. The patient underwent surgical resection after good response to preoperative chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Surgery Centre for Children Pte Ltd, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Suite 10-08, 3 Mount Elizabeth, Singapore 228510. chchui@surgeryforchildren.com.
authors.forename: Chan Hon
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chui
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*