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Presentation of Case

An 18-month-old boy was admitted to the hospital because of a persistent cough and increasing tachypnea.

The infant had been born at 31 weeks' gestation. A grade 1 intraventricular hemorrhage, detected by cranial ultrasonographic examination during the neonatal period, was complicated by hyperbilirubinemia and transient apnea. Twelve months before the current admission, an evaluation performed because of lethargy and delayed development resulted in a diagnosis of intracranial neuroblastoma, without radiographic evidence of metastatic disease. The tumor was partially resected, and cycles of vincristine and cyclophosphamide were alternated with cycles of etoposide and cisplatin at three-week intervals. Nine months before the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnosis

Dr. Anthony L. Mansell's Diagnoses

Pathological Discussion

Anatomical Diagnosis

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