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Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in pediatrics. The long-term survival of patients with advanced-stage neurobastoma has remarkably improved secondary to aggressive treatment protocols including autologous bone marrow transplant (BMT). As a result, a different natural history of this disease is being reported with unusual, late manifestations. The central nervous system (CNS), once a rare site of disease, is being involved with increasing frequency. Appropriate neuroimaging in these patients is important. Two cases of patients with treated stage IV neuroblastoma who developed isolated CNS metastases are presented. The proposed pathogenesis and neuroradiologic manifestations of this complication are reviewed.
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Received: 15 September 1997 Accepted: 15 June 1998
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Palasis, S., Egelhoff, J., Morris, J. et al. Central nervous system relapse of treated stage IV neuroblastoma. Pediatric Radiology 28, 990–994 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050517
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