Under Pressure: A Rare Portrait of Cardiac Strain and Respiratory Distress in Mediastinal Neuroblastoma

نویسندگان

1 School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnord, Iran.

2 School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnord, Iran

3 School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnord, Iran

4 Department of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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چکیده

Background: Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children, typically arising from the adrenal glands or abdominal sympathetic chain. Thoracic involvement, particularly in the posterior mediastinum, is rare and may present with nonspecific respiratory symptoms. When adjacent cardiac structures are compressed, clinical severity increases, posing diagnostic and therapeutic ...