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Neuroblastoma of the elderly, an oncologist’s nightmare: case presentation, literature review and SEER database analysis

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Title
Neuroblastoma of the elderly, an oncologist’s nightmare: case presentation, literature review and SEER database analysis
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Experimental Hematology & Oncology, July 2014
DOI 10.1186/2162-3619-3-20
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Elisa Rogowitz, Hani M Babiker, Mohammed Kanaan, Rebecca A Millius, Q Scott Ringenberg, Maria Bishop

Abstract

Neuroblastoma is considered a pediatric malignancy as over 95% of cases are diagnosed in patients ≤10 years old. This cancer is extremely rare in elderly patients. We conducted a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database analysis in the USA between 1973-2007 that revealed only 35 elderly patients (>60 years of age) with neuroblastoma of whom only 2 patients had primary mediastinal neuroblastoma. There is a paucity of treatment and survival outcomes data for the elderly owing to the rarity of neuroblastoma in this population. Currently there are no standard guidelines or protocols for treatment of adult neuroblastoma. We report a rare and challenging case of an 86-year old patient presenting with mediastinal neuroblastoma and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) successfully treated with resection. Herein, we also provide a review of the literature and updated survival data on neuroblastoma based on results of our SEER database review.

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Unknown 30 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 6 20%
Student > Master 4 13%
Student > Postgraduate 4 13%
Other 3 10%
Researcher 3 10%
Other 4 13%
Unknown 6 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 18 60%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 7%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 7%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 3%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 3%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 6 20%
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