Two cases of neuroblastoma presenting to the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 265-268

  Christiansen, Gregory M ^a   Pulley, Stephen A ^b  

^a BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Neuroblastoma; Oncology; Pediatric cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; SPINE TUMOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033106076     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00189-9     Document Type: Article

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