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Known paraneoplastic effects of neuroblastoma are acute cerebellar ataxias, myasthenia gravis, and papilledema. Fasciitis as a paraneoplastic manifestation of neuroblastoma has not been described previously. An 11-month-old boy presented with a 3-month history of bilateral thigh swelling. Incisional biopsy showed intense lymphocytic infiltration of the fascia lata. A CT scan of the abdomen showed a paraspinal mass medial to the left kidney. Histologic examination of the resected tumor showed neuroblastoma. Removal of the tumor was followed by a dramatic reduction in the size of the thigh swelling.
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Srikanth, M.S., Ford, E.G., Gonzalez-Gomez, I. et al. Lymphocytic femoral fasciitis in an infant with neuroblastoma: a possible paraneoplastic association. Pediatr Surg Int 6, 387–389 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00178668
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