Neuroblastoma

Cinque casi, un unico messaggio: quando il neuroblastoma si presenta in modo atipico

Grassi C.

2026/26 — pag. 192-192 — DOI

Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumour in children, yet its diagnosis is frequently delayed due to a highly heterogeneous clinical presentation at onset. While over 50% of cases originate in the adrenal medulla causing abdominal m...

Non tutto ciò che sibila è wheezing: dispnea persistente da massa cervico-mediastinica

Perna M, Pugliese F, Gatti S

2026/5 — pag. 129-130 — DOI

The paper presents the case of a 13-month-old girl admitted to the Emergency Unit with progressive respiratory failure, initially misdiagnosed as asthmatic bronchitis or foreign body aspiration. Due to her rapid clinical deterioration and an exceptio...

Milioni di anni Neuroblastoma: il prezzo della cura e le nuove frontiere Raro ma possibile Trent’anni di idrossiurea per l’anemia falciforme Curare la mamma cambia il cervello… della figlia Il ciclo della vita Indimenticabili

2025/9 — pag. 555-556 — DOI

C’è scoliosi e scoliosi…

Pontrandolfo M.

2025/7 — pag. 462-464 — DOI

A 6-year-old girl was diagnosed with scoliosis during a routine check-up. Imaging revealed a paravertebral mass at the D5-D8 level, diagnosed as a mature ganglioneuroma, which was successfully removed. The scoliosis, considered secondary to the mass,...

Fratture patologiche: dal sospetto di rachitismo a una diagnosi oncologica

Lacovara A, Pepino C, Covini S, Mazza F, Incolingo C, Ferrecchi M, Franzone D.

2025/7 — pag. 462-464 — DOI

The clinical case described highlights an unusual presentation of metastatic-stage neuroblastoma, with a femoral fracture that initially led to a clinical suspicion of rickets....

Diarrea intrattabile e neuroblastoma

Contratto c, Casabona F, Avanzini S, conte M, Gandullia P

2025/5 — pag. 127-128 — DOI

A previously healthy three-year-old girl presented with persistent diarrhoea, progressive abdominal distension and weight loss. After negative infectious and anatomical workup, abdominal imaging (ultrasound, MRI and CT) revealed a retroperitoneal mas...

Rivista sfogliabile on line

2025/4

Il neuroblastoma nel lattante: una neoplasia dalle molteplici possibili presentazioni

Marzari L, Patui M, Cogo P

2025/4 — pag. 101-102 — DOI

A 5-month-old infant was brought to the Paediatric Emergency Room with non-specific symptoms: irritability, poor feeding, weight loss and tachycardia. Clinical evaluation revealed severe hypertension and a large abdominal mass suggestive of neuroblas...

Che sudori!

Benevenuta C, Caci AM, Calvo MM, Mussinatto I, Costagliola G, Tuscano A, Calosso G, Timeus FS

2024/10 — pag. 661-663 — DOI

The article presents the case of a one-year-old boy who was hospitalized for episodes of intense sweating, pallor, mild shortness of breath and hypertension. Tests revealed elevated LDH and catecholamines, and an ultrasound identified an 8 cm abdomin...

Che sudori!

Benevenuta C, Caci AM, Calvo MM, Mussinatto I, Costagliola G, Tuscano A, Calosso G, Timeus FS

2024/10 — pag. 215-216 — DOI

The article presents the case of a one-year-old boy who was hospitalized for episodes of intense sweating, pallor, mild shortness of breath and hypertension. Tests revealed elevated LDH and catecholamines, and an ultrasound identified an 8 cm abdomin...

"Occhi che danzano, gambe che cedono": un caso di sindrome opsoclono-mioclono

Zucconi A, Matarese S

2024/1 — pag. 18-18 — DOI

The case of a 22-month-old girl presenting with opsoclonus, irritability and tremors of her upper limbs is presented. The diagnosis of thoracic neuroblastoma was finally made....

Terapia del diabete insulino-dipendente: conferme e (possibili) novità Neuroblastoma: down for the count? La principessa sul... Psyllium Abuso e maltrattamento: attenti anche ai fratelli Vaccinazione antipertosse in gravidanza: la raccomandazione spetta anche a noi

2023/4 — pag. 213-214 — DOI

Un’anca molto raffreddata

Carraro C.

2023/3 — pag. 188 — DOI

The case of a 3-year-old girl presenting with right hip pain and persisting limp is described. The diagnosis of adrenal neuroblastoma with femoral metastasis was finally made....

Stipsi e zoppia… il neuroblastoma

Del Rizzo I, Kiren V, Rabusin M

2021/6 — pag. 393-393 — DOI

A case of a sixteen-month-old girl with limp and constipation do to abdominal neuroblastoma is presented. The clinical presentation of neuroblastoma is highly variable, ranging from a mass that causes no symptoms to a primary tumour that causes criti...

Le masse surrenaliche nella sindrome di Beckwith-Wiedemann: un algoritmo diagnostico

Borraccetti N, Bruno I, Lambertini AG, Casadio L, Radice C, Donati I, Piccinini G, Minguzzi MT, Marchetti F

2021/5 — pag. 333-334 — DOI

Children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWs) have an increased risk of developing embryonic tumours during the first few years of life. Predisposition to the development of tumours is closely related to molecular subtype and therefore the cancer s...

Le masse surrenaliche nella sindrome di Beckwith-Wiedemann: un algoritmo diagnostico

Borraccetti N, Bruno I, Lambertini AG, Casadio L, Radice C, Donati I, Piccinini G, Minguzzi MT, Marchetti F

2021/5 — pag. 150-153 — DOI

Children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWs) have an increased risk of developing embryonic tumours during the first few years of life. Predisposition to the development of tumours is closely related to molecular subtype and therefore the cancer s...

Un mal di schiena protratto

M. Maglione

2020/6 — pag. 391

Zoppia, citopenia e VES: pensa anche al neuroblastoma

S. Andrade

2019/10 — pag. 250-250

Occhi roteanti

M. Majorana

2019/8 — pag. 531-532

Quando la pancia non fa camminare...

F. Sfriso, V. Rametta

2014/7 — pag. 463-464

Non cammina bene, ha “tremori” e gli occhi sembra che danzino...

M. Grassi, F. De Leonardis, P. Muggeo, M. Sesta, G. Paradies, N. Santoro

2014/7 — pag. 445-450

The paper reports the case of a 15-month-old girl who presented with abnormalities of gait, myoclonus and opsoclonus. Paediatric opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome is associated in more than 50% to a neuroblastoma, generally with favorable prognosis. St...

Un pestone all’occhio ma... senza un trauma

M. Grassi, A. Zucchini, F. Marchetti

2013/7 — pag. 463

Cisti dermoide nasale con estensione intracranica in un bambino di due anni. Cosa è? Come si tratta?

D. Salsi, E. Pasquini, V. Armaroli, D. Minghetti, P. Cenni, F. Marchetti

2013/3 — pag. 191-193

Nasal dermoid sinus cysts (NDSC) are rare congenital midline nasal lesions, accounting for over 60% of all midline nasal lesions in children. The frequency of intracranial extensions varies from 5% to 45% of cases. The gold standard for the treat...

Una strana artrite settica dell’anca

C. Mandato, D. De Brasi, F. Esposito, S. Vetrella, P. Siani

2013/3 — pag. 191-193

The paper reports the case of a 3-year-old girl presenting with septic arthritis of left hip with poor clinical response to treatments. The child had been treated for at least 3 weeks by hip joint drainage and antibiotic therapy based on synovial ...

Una strana artrite settica dell’anca

C. Mandato, D. De Brasi, F. Esposito, S. Vetrella, P. Siani

2013/3

The paper reports the case of a 3-year-old girl presenting with septic arthritis of left hip with poor clinical response to treatments. The child had been treated for at least 3 weeks by hip joint drainage and antibiotic therapy based on synovial flu...

Quando tutto sembra procedere per il verso giusto...o sbagliato...

A. Petracchi, S. Biondi, E. Bellocci, E. Giaconi, C. Favre

2011/10

Una scossa alla schiena

I. Leonardi

2011/10

Attenzione alla schiena

M. Innocente

2011/3

Ondansetron (orale) nel vomito della gastroenterite: AAA (evidenze) Prevenzione della trasmissione materno-fetale dell’HIV: luci e ombre Progressi significativi (finalmente!) nella terapia del neuroblastoma Uso del paracetamolo e rischio di asma: era una bufala (?) Distrofia muscolare di Duchenne: prove di terapia genica e autoimmunità Bambini inglesi deceduti con l’H1N1 Artrite settica (dell’anca) nella pratica Casi Indimenticabili 2011

2010/9 — pag. 555-556

Una gambina più grossa

M.G. Scala, M. Mayer

2010/1 — pag. 55-56

The Authors describe a case of isolated hemihyperplasia (HHI) diagnosed on a three-month-old female child. During a visit at our pediatric surgery disproportion of the limbs was noticed, so the child was sent to genetic counselling. HHI diagnosis...

Oncologia pediatrica: dalla diagnosi alla terapia, presente e futuro (parte seconda)

P. Paolucci, I. Mariotti, E. Bigi, S. Schiavo, C. Cano

2009/3 — pag. 156-161

The objective of treatment for more than 70% of children with cancer outlines the successful routes built up by paediatric oncologists over the latest 40 years. In addition to the evolution of diagnostic routes reported in our former article, the sec...

Il Neuroblastoma (parte seconda)

G. Bartolozzi

2007/8

Il Neuroblastoma (parte prima)

G. Bartolozzi

2007/7

Gialla di NataleMeglio con meno: ovvero contare i linfocitiAncora Paesi poveri Ancora su HIVMalattia di Fabry. Dall’adulto al giovane adulto, all’adolescente Alle braccia del pediatraTempi di terapie biologiche (e costose): due studi e 728 casi in una pubblicazioneTerapia biologica: anche nell’obesitàPrognosi del neuroblastoma (e invito a un pensiero su quanto cambia, ogni giorno, la medicina)Stipsi funzionale: prima si cura, meglio è

2005/10 — pag. 639-640

Atopia prima e dopo la caduta del muro (di Berlino)Helicobacter pylori: dalla gastrite al linfoma gastricoLa pedofilia è una patologia “curabile”Malattie sessualmente trasmesse nelle adolescentiMalassezia: dalle orecchie del cane al catetere del neonatoPrognosi del neuroblastoma e inibizione dell’apoptosiKawasaki, Ig endovena e prevenzione delle complicanze coronariche: questione di dosiI rachitismi, non il rachitismoPneumococco in SpagnaOmeprazolo, ranitidina e misoprostol nella cura dell’ulcera da FANS

1998/4 — pag. 215-216

Il meglio è nemico del bene

M. Frigerio, G. Caroni, G. Garbo, G. Ferrari

1998/2 — pag. 122-124