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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 10
| Issue : 4 | Page : 404-407 |
Paraneoplastic encephalitis as a first evidence of recurrent neuroblastoma: A rare case entity
Suhas Vilasrao Aagre1, Apurva Patel1, Mukesh Choudhary1, Pritam Kataria1, Krunal Baldaniya2
1 Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, GCRI, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
2 Department of Radiology, GCRI, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
Suhas Vilasrao Aagre
Room No: 19, Research Hostel, GCRI, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad - 380 016, Gujarat
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.174463
Prevalence of paraneoplastic encephalitis in association with recurrent neuroblastoma (NB) is rare. Here, we report a case of recurrent NB presented as paraneoplastic encephalitis, treated successfully with high dose steroids leading to complete neurological recovery. This case highlights the importance of early recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of paraneoplastic encephalitis in a pediatric patient with the new development of neurological symptoms in the background of NB. Paraneoplastic encephalitis also served as an early sign of disease relapse.
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