Affiliation:
1. Radiology Department, Peadiatric Teaching Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Abstract
Introduction: Neuroblastoma is the third most common malignancy in pediatrics, subcutaneous metastases of antenatal neuroblastoma are described in the literature and they represent 1% of secondary localizations of neuroblastoma.
Case Report: We report the case of a 12-month-old male infant with an antenatal neuroblastoma of the left adrenal gland revealed by inguino-scrotal and forearm subcutaneous nodules whose anatomopathological study was in favor of cutaneous metastases of a neuroblastoma.
Conclusion: Neuroblastoma is a very frequent embryonic tumor in pediatrics, subcutaneous metastases are often revealing of antenatal neuroblastoma, the diagnosis of certainty is essentially based on anatomopathological study.
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