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| Year : 2018 | Volume
: 13
| Issue : 3 | Page : 366-370 |
Primary pediatric intracranial neuroblastoma: A report of two cases
Ajit Mishra1, Manish Beniwal1, Bevinahalli N Nandeesh2, Dwarakanath Srinivas1, Sampath Somanna1
1 Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Dwarakanath Srinivas
Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka 560029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/JPN.JPN_68_18
Neuroblastoma is the most common pediatric extracranial solid malignancy. It has a high propensity for spread, especially to the bones and lymph nodes. The involvement of central nervous system is uncommon and most of the cases are restricted to the spine. Primary intracranial neuroblastoma is extremely rare and very few cases have been described in the available literature. We report two cases of primary intracranial neuroblastoma in pediatric age group.
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