Retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in a residual of neuroblastoma

Pediatr Med Chir. 2002 May-Jun;24(3):234-6.

Abstract

The authors report a case of retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in a child with neuroblastoma previously treated by chemotherapy. Usually the presence of malignant tumours is a contraindication to retroperitoneoscopic surgery. A restaging of the tumor was done by retroperitoneoscopy. The residual adrenal gland was excised by mini-invasive surgery of the retroperitoneal space. The histopathologic examination confirmed the presence of a residual neuroblastoma in the adrenal gland. This case report shows a possible of a new indication for the retroperitoneoscopy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenalectomy / methods*
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasm, Residual / surgery*
  • Neuroblastoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neuroblastoma / pathology
  • Neuroblastoma / surgery*
  • Retroperitoneal Space / diagnostic imaging
  • Retroperitoneal Space / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed