Urachal neuroblastoma: first case report

P Clapuyt; C Saint-Martin; P De Batselier; B Brichard; F X Wese; S Gosseye

doi:10.1007/s002470050597

Urachal neuroblastoma: first case report

Pediatr Radiol. 1999 May;29(5):320-1. doi: 10.1007/s002470050597.

Authors

P Clapuyt¹, C Saint-Martin, P De Batselier, B Brichard, F X Wese, S Gosseye

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatric Radiology, Saint Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 10382205
DOI: 10.1007/s002470050597

Abstract

Tumours of the urachus are exceptional in children. They represent 0.01% of all tumours and consist of mucosecretory adenocarcinoma and, more rarely, transitional cell carcinoma. We report a 6-month-old child with a urachal mass which, following biopsy, was shown to be a neuroblastoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Neuroblastoma / diagnostic imaging*
Neuroblastoma / pathology
Neuroblastoma / surgery
Ultrasonography
Urachus*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery