| Literature DB >> 29599887 |
Madibèlè Kam1, Sonia Douamba1,2, Kisito Nagalo1,2, Lassina Dao1,2, Fla Kouéta2,2, Claudine Lougué2,3, Diarra Yé1,2.
Abstract
Pepper's syndrome is a neuroblastoma that metastasizes to the liver. It affects infants younger than six months of age. It can regress spontaneously and is associated with a favorable prognosis in 80% of cases. Given its rarity, we here report two cases of Pepper's syndrome observed at the Charles de Gaulle university pediatric hospital center, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). Our study involved two female infants in whom the disease manifested as an increase in abdominal volume, hepatomegaly and signs of respiratory distress. Ultrasound enabled diagnosis, which was based on the nodular appearance of the liver in both cases and determination of the primary tumor in one case. Urinary catecholamine test confirmed the diagnosis in one case. Both patients died from complications related to liver compression, chemotherapy (in one of the cases) and lack of treatment (in the other case).Entities:
Keywords: Neuroblastoma; Pepper’s syndrome; infant
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29599887 PMCID: PMC5871256 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.189.11901
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J