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| Issue : 1 | Page : 77-80 |
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Multiple subcutaneous nodules leading to a diagnosis of metastatic neuroblastoma in an infant: A case report
Dauda E Suleiman1, Zainab A Adamu2, Abdullahi Mohammed3
1 Department of Histopathology, College of Medical Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Nigeria
2 Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria
3 Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dauda E Suleiman
Department of Histopathology, College of Medical Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi
Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijmh.IJMH_64_22
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Neuroblastoma is a childhood malignancy with protean clinical manifestations. One rare presentation is multiple cutaneous nodules, especially in infants. We present a case of multiple cutaneous nodules as the initial presentation in an infant with metastatic neuroblastoma. The patient received chemotherapy with good response and is alive and well 5 years post diagnosis. |
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