Neonatal intrathoracic neuroblastoma: unusual presentation with haemothorax
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Keywords

intrathoracic neuroblastoma
haemothorax
newborn
disseminated intravascular coagulation

How to Cite

Jardim, J., Rocha, G., Pissarra, S., Bom Sucesso, M., Souto-Moura, C., & Guimarães H. (2015). Neonatal intrathoracic neuroblastoma: unusual presentation with haemothorax. Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine (JPNIM), 4(1), e040112. https://doi.org/10.7363/040112

Abstract

Thoracic neuroblastomas are rare in the neonatal period. They may be asymptomatic or cause respiratory distress. Congenital haemothorax present at birth, as the result of intravascular disseminated coagulopathy, is an uncommon initial presentation of intrathoracic neuroblastomas.
https://doi.org/10.7363/040112
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