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Neuroblastoma in a Patient With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I: Is It Just a Coincidence?
Journal of child neurology - 1 Jul 2015
Sag Erdal, Sen Hilal Susam, Haliloglu Goknur, Yalcin Bilgehan, Kutluk Tezer
Abstract excerpt
Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by progressive degeneration of anterior horn cells of the spinal cord resulting in hypotonia, skeletal muscle atrophy, and weakness. Herein, we report a 4-month-old male infant who presented to our hospital with an abdominal mass that was diagnosed as neuroblastoma and spinal muscular atrophy type I. We would like to discuss the course and...
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