Synonym(s)
sympathetic neuroblastoma; Sympathoblastoma
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Hormonally inactive tumour of the sympathetic nervous system including the adrenal medulla, often metastasising before birth.
ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.
Infancy and childhood.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Multiple, small-nodular tumours on the trunk, partially fused with the underlying tissue or the covering epidermis. Type Hutchinson: Metastasis into the skeletal system. Pepper type: metastasis in the liver. Smith type: metastasis in the skin.
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Spontaneous regression of all metastases possible at any time.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer