Neonatal intrathoracic neuroblastoma: unusual presentation with haemothorax
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2015), Articles
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2015)

Neonatal intrathoracic neuroblastoma: unusual presentation with haemothorax

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https://doi.org/10.7363/040112
Published 2015-03-02
Joana Jardim
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar São João, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Porto, Portugal
Gustavo Rocha
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar São João, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Porto, Portugal
Susana Pissarra
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar São João, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Porto, Portugal
Maria Bom Sucesso
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar São João, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Porto, Portugal
Conceição Souto-Moura
Department of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar São João, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Porto, Portugal
Hercília Guimarães
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar São João, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Porto, Portugal
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Keywords

intrathoracic neuroblastoma
haemothorax
newborn
disseminated intravascular coagulation

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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
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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.
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