Congenital Sacrococcygeal Neuroblastoma: A Report of Two Cases with Summary of Prior Published Cases

Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2022 Aug;41(4):643-650. doi: 10.1080/15513815.2020.1857486. Epub 2020 Dec 12.

Abstract

BackgroundNeuroblastoma can arise from extra-adrenal sites in the paraspinal sympathetic chain, including the presacral region, where they must be differentiated from an immature or malignant neural lesion arising from a teratoma.Case ReportWe describe two congenital presacral neuroblastomas. The main clinical differential diagnoses were sacrococcygeal teratoma and meningomyelocele. Pathologically, they lacked teratomatous tissues, lacked germ cell serum markers, were localized without metastases, and were MYCN non-amplified. Both patients have done well without chemotherapy at 18 and 15 months of follow-up.ConclusionCongenital presacral neuroblastoma should be differentiated from teratomatous lesions, and in general have a good prognosis.

Keywords: Congenital neuroblastoma; congenital tumors; extra adrenal neuroblastoma; sacrococcygeal tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Meningomyelocele* / pathology
  • Neuroblastoma* / pathology
  • Sacrococcygeal Region / pathology
  • Teratoma* / diagnosis
  • Teratoma* / pathology