Fazli Yanik1, Yekta Altemur Karamustafaoglu2, Yener Yoruk3. 1. MD. Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Trakya Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Edirne, Turkey. 2. MD. Associate Professor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Trakya Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Edirne, Turkey. 3. MD. Professor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Trakya Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Edirne, Turkey.
Abstract
CONTEXT: Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial malignant solid tumor that occurs during childhood. It arises from primitive cells and is seen in the adrenal medulla and sympathetic ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. CASE REPORT: We present a rare case of a 40-year-old man who was diagnosed with the onset of neuroblastoma arising in the mediastinum. He was treated by means of surgical resection in the superior mediastinum after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The patient's surgical outcome was satisfactory. CONCLUSION: There are still no standard treatment guidelines for adult neuroblastoma patients. Although they have a poor prognosis, the main treatment option should be complete surgery at an early stage. This situation may become clarified through biological and genetic studies in the future.
CONTEXT: Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial malignant solid tumor that occurs during childhood. It arises from primitive cells and is seen in the adrenal medulla and sympathetic ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. CASE REPORT: We present a rare case of a 40-year-old man who was diagnosed with the onset of neuroblastoma arising in the mediastinum. He was treated by means of surgical resection in the superior mediastinum after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The patient's surgical outcome was satisfactory. CONCLUSION: There are still no standard treatment guidelines for adult neuroblastomapatients. Although they have a poor prognosis, the main treatment option should be complete surgery at an early stage. This situation may become clarified through biological and genetic studies in the future.