Periorbital ecchymosis (‘raccoon eyes’) as the presenting feature of neuroblastoma
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Neuroblastoma Presenting as Ecchymosis of the Eyelids.
WITH the exception of leukaemia, neuroblastoma sympatheticum is the most frequently occurring malignant neoplasm in infancy and childhood (Bodian and White, 1952). It is classified with neurological tumours, because it originates from tissue which gives rise to the adrenal medulla and portions of the sympathetic system. The most common single site is the adrenal medulla (Willis, 1960), but it c...
متن کاملPeriorbital Ecchymosis (Raccoon Eye) and Orbital Hematoma following Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a conventional technique for diagnosis and treatment of pancratobiliary diseases, which is associated with various complications, including pancreatitis, hemorrhage, cholangitis, perforation, and mortality. In our case, a 69-year-old woman with positive hepatobiliary symptoms underwent ERCP, at the end of which a rare complication (raccoo...
متن کاملFacial ecchymosis and periorbital oedema.
CASE HISTORY A previously healthy 21-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department a short time after being trapped while working under his car when the jack gave away. The patient remained under the vehicle, which was compressing his anterior chest, until the fellow workers were able to remove the victim after approximately 6 min. The patient arrived at hospital with stable vital signs...
متن کاملRaccoon Eyes
A 31-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of headache after being assaulted with a baseball bat to the head. He denied loss of consciousness, nausea or vomiting. Past medical and surgical history was unremarkable. On physical examination, vitals signs included elevated blood pressure (167/92 mm Hg) and tachycardia (132 bpm). He was somnolent but easily arou...
متن کاملPeriorbital Ecchymosis: An Uncommon Complication of Cochlear Implantation
Background: Cochlear implantation in recent years had been a final treatment for those with severe sonsorineural hearing loss. Cochlear implantation is a safe procedure, due to development of science and technology the complication of cochlear implantation is decreasing. Unusual and uncommon complications are unpredictable and managed with extra conscious because these complications may lead to...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Radiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0301-0449,1432-1998
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1467-3