Neuroblastoma differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
Intra-abdominal neuroblastoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause abdominal swelling and constipation such as Wilms tumor and ganglioneuroma. Intra-thoracic neuroblastoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause shortness of breath and chronic cough such as intrathoracic lymphoma and extra lobar pulmonary sequestration.[1][2]
Differentiationg Neuroblastoma from other Diseases
- Intra-abdominal neuroblastoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause abdominal swelling and constipation such as:[1][2]
- Wilms tumor
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Ganglioneuroma
- Ganglioneuroblastoma
- Intra-thoracic neuroblastoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause shortness of breath and chronic cough such as:
- Intrathoracic lymphoma
- Extra lobar pulmonary sequestration
- Round pneumonia
- Ganglioneuroma
- Ganglioneuroblastoma
- Neuroblastoma must also be differentiated from other diseases that cause bone pain or anemia such as:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Neuroblastoma. Radiopaedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/neuroblastoma Accessed on October, 5 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Neuroblastoma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroblastoma Accessed on October, 5 2015