A case of Neuroblastoma Diagnosed by Prenatal Ultrasonography.

Lee, Jeong Ki; Lee, Eun Ju; Hong, Seung Pyo; Kim, Ji Hoon; Choi, Woon Min; Min, Ki Oak; Moon, Hee Bong; Kim, Heung Ki; Kim, Chang Yee; Koh, Young Me

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001;44(11):2147-2149.
Published online November 1, 2001.

A case of Neuroblastoma Diagnosed by Prenatal Ultrasonography.

Jeong Ki Lee, Eun Ju Lee, Seung Pyo Hong, Ji Hoon Kim, Woon Min Choi, Ki Oak Min, Hee Bong Moon, Heung Ki Kim, Chang Yee Kim, Young Me Koh

¹Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, St. Paul Hospital, Medical collage of Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, St. Paul Hospital, Medical collage of Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We report a case that a neuroblastoma in a fetus was recognized before birth and its growth could be observed. The diagnosis was made by ultrasonography. The suprarenal mass initially showed pure cystic features on ultrasound. Surgical exploration revealed an adrenal cystic tumor and histology showed a neuroblastoma in situ. Forty-five infants with prenatally detected neuroblastoma were found in the English literature; about one-half of them were cystic neuroblastomas and most had a favorable outcome.

Key Words: Neuroblastoma, adrenal cystic tumor