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- Title
Neuroblastoma of the cerebellar hemisphere: case report and review of the literature.
- Authors
Zhao, Hongyu; Feng, Tianda; Cao, Wei; Pan, Shinong; Cai, Weisong; Liu, Yunhui
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 16-year-old girl who had constant headaches, diplopia and diminished hearing in the right ear. Examination revealed right-sided peripheral facial nerve palsy and brain's magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed tumor which had spread to involved cerebellopontine angle (CPA) region. It discusses neuroblastoma (NB), which stems from primitive cells of nervous system.
- Subjects
NEUROBLASTOMA; CASE studies; CEREBELLOPONTILE angle; TUMORS in children; PARALYSIS
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2012, Vol 28, Issue 7, p1117
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-012-1691-2