ArticleExperimental hematology & oncology2014
Neuroblastoma of the elderly, an oncologist's nightmare: case presentation, literature review and SEER database analysis.
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- Giant Adrenal Neuroblastoma in Adults: Surgical Management and Comprehensive Review.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of adolescents and adults with neuroblastoma: a retrospective study in China.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2025Article
- Long-Term Survival after Surgical Resection and Radiotherapy for Anterior Mediastinal Neuroblastoma in an Older Patient: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
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- Anterior mediastinal neuroblastoma in an adult: an additional case of a rare tumor in an unusual location with review of the literature.Diagnostic pathology · 2023Review
- Adrenal Gland Primary Neuroblastoma in an Adult Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
- Tumour Hidden behind Thoracic Spine Pain: A Rare Case of Neuroblastoma in a Young Mother-A Case Report.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Anterior Mediastinal Neuroblastoma Associated with Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion: A Morphologic, Immunohistochemical, and Genetic Case Report and Review of the Literature.International journal of surgical pathology · 2022Review
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- Neuroblastic Tumors of the Adrenal Gland in Elderly Patients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Adult adrenal neuroblastoma: A case report.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2021Article
- An elderly-onset neuroblastoma concomitant with minimal change nephrotic syndrome: the first autopsy case report.CEN case reports · 2021Article
- Duodenal Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Tumor Causing Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed.Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Reporting of Study Participant Demographic Characteristics and Demographic Representation in Premarketing and Postmarketing Studies of Novel Cancer Therapeutics.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Comparison of Incidence and Outcomes of Neuroblastoma in Children, Adolescents, and Adults in the United States: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program Population Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Article
- Metastatic adult neuroblastoma with spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome.Autopsy & case reports · 2020Article
- Surgical Management of Giant L2 Adrenal Neuroblastoma in Adult Male.Case reports in urology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Neuroblastoma is considered a pediatric malignancy as over 95% of cases are diagnosed in patients ≤10 years old. This cancer is extremely rare in elderly patients. We conducted a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database analysis in the USA between 1973-2007 that revealed only 35 elderly patients (>60 years of age) with neuroblastoma of whom only 2 patients had primary mediastinal neuroblastoma. There is a paucity of treatment and survival outcomes data for the elderly owing to the rarity of neuroblastoma in this population. Currently there are no standard guidelines or protocols for treatment of adult neuroblastoma. We report a rare and challenging case of an 86-year old patient presenting with mediastinal neuroblastoma and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) successfully treated with resection. Herein, we also provide a review of the literature and updated survival data on neuroblastoma based on results of our SEER database review.
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