Shoulder pain in a child: a case presentation of ganglioneuroblastoma

Del Med J. 2000 Mar;72(3):123-5.

Abstract

A four and one-half year-old child presented with a several month history of shoulder pain. Her workup revealed a large, homogeneous tumor in the apex of the chest. Surgical resection was performed demonstrating ganglioneuroblastoma. This case illustrates an unusual cause of joint discomfort in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Ganglioneuroblastoma / complications
  • Ganglioneuroblastoma / diagnosis*
  • Ganglioneuroblastoma / pathology
  • Ganglioneuroblastoma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / complications
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Shoulder Pain / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome