Neuroblastoma with superficial soft tissue mass as the first symptom: case reports with atypical ultrasonic image and literature review
Jiale Hu,
Bei Xia,
Xiuli Yuan
et al.
Abstract:Neuroblastoma is one of the most common tumors in children. Cases where an isolated soft-tissue metastasis mass is the initial symptom are rare, with only four such cases reported to date. We describe the imaging findings of ten cases of neuroblastoma patients in our hospital with superficial soft tissue mass (SSTM) as the primary symptom. The main ultrasound finding of SSTM was hypoechoic masses or scattered speck-like hyperechoic masses. However, when this type of SSTM is caused by soft tissue metastasis, th… Show more
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