Neuroblastoma presenting as hip pain and skull prominence in a child.
Radiol Case Rep
; 14(11): 1427-1431, 2019 Nov.
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Neuroblastoma is a common cancer in children especially those under 5-years old, however they can have varied presentations that may make diagnosis difficult. Neuroblastoma is not usually high on a clinician's differential for a child's gait dysfunction. We describe a case of a 6-year-old female who presented to the Emergency Department for new onset right hip pain. She had associated gait disturbance and pain with ambulation as well as a new lump on her right parietal skull. An MRI of the brain, lumbar spine, and pelvis revealed the diagnosis of a left adrenal neuroblastoma that had metastasized to the femur, the lumbar spine, and the skull. This case shows the importance of early suspicion of malignancy in a patient with seemingly disparate symptoms to ensure early intervention.
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