Neuroblastoma Associated with Bilateral Ptosis: Report of a Rare Condition
Journal Title: Iranian Journal of Blood and Cancer - Year 2013, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Neuroblastoma is a common tumor in pediatric cancer and which might present with usual or unusual clinical features. One of the rare clinical finding of neuroblastoma is paraneoplastic syndromes. We report a two year-old girl with presentation of bilateral ptosis and abdominal pain which was diagnosed as having neuroblastoma. Our case is a very rare case of neuroblastoma accompanied by bilateral ptosis as a paraneoplastic syndrome . Keywords: Neuroblastoma, paraneoplastic syndrome, bilateral, ptosis.
Authors and Affiliations
Kourosh Goudarzi Pour, Peyman Eshghi, Roxana Aghakhani, Alireza Askari, Parisa Nejat Mahmud
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