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Peer-reviewed International journal
Mar, 2018

Diagnosis of pediatric neuroblastoma by urine cytology: A case report.

Diagnostic cytopathology
  • Shiori Nishikawa
  • Hiroshi Noguchi
  • Takako Tokumitsu
  • Akinobu Ohno
  • Sayaka Moriguchi-Goto
  • Kazunari Maekawa
  • Yujiro Asada
  • Hiroshi Moritake
  • Mariko Kinoshita
  • Ai Yamada
  • Kazunari Takamura
  • Yuichiro Sato
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Volume
46
Number
3
First page
280
Last page
283
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1002/dc.23831
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Inc.

Neuroblastomas are embryonal tumors arising from the neuronal crest cells of the synaptic nervous system. Findings from aspiration cytology have been reported, but there have been no reports of urine cytology findings. Here, we report a case of pediatric neuroblastoma characterized by urine cytology. A 2-year-old boy presented with abdominal pain, nausea, and loss of appetite. Computed tomography revealed a large tumor in the left suprarenal region with massive infiltration into the kidney. Urinary cytology showed highly cellular clusters composed of small, round, atypical cells with little cytoplasm and high nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio; nuclear molding was also noted in some places. Immunocytochemical staining was positive for synaptophysin and chromogranin A, and neuroblastoma was suggested by urine cytology. A biopsy of the left adrenal tumor later confirmed a diagnosis of poorly differentiated neuroblastoma. Urine cytology may be useful for rapid diagnosis and management of similar cases.

Link information
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/dc.23831
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28984419
ID information
  • DOI : 10.1002/dc.23831
  • ISSN : 1097-0339
  • ISSN : 8755-1039
  • Pubmed ID : 28984419
  • SCOPUS ID : 85030551071

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