Tumors of the Sympathetic Nervous System

Hemihypertrophy and a poorly differentiated embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the pelvis

“…The association of hemihypertrophy with neoplasms is well known, the most common being Wilms tumor [8], with adrenocortical carcinoma [9] and hepatoblastoma [10] also being reported. Other tumors have also been noted rarely, namely neuroblastoma [11,12], testicular carcinoma [13], adrenal adenoma [14], phaeochromocytoma [15], rhabdomyosarcoma [16], leiomyosarcoma [17], and undifferentiated sarcoma of the lung [6]. We encountered an adolescent male with asymmetry of the lower limbs who developed a histologically poorly differentiated sarcoma of the pelvis with features of an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.…”

Neuroblastoma of Nodose Ganglion of Infant Vagus Nerve

“…Cut surfaces are homogenous, pale, and pink. Separately submitted is a nodular pale firm tissue with attached fat measuring 3.0 X 1.5 cm and an oval pink firm node measuring 2.3 X 1.0 cm. The biopsy specimen con¬ sists of masses of pale and pink firm tissue covering an area of 4.0 X 2.5 cm.…”