Rapidly Evoluting Congenital Cystic Neuroblastoma in a Neonate.

Yum,  Tae Jun; Kim,  Myung Joon; Han,  Seok Joo; Lee,  Mi Jung

Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 2012;31(4): 263-266.

Tae Jun Yum, Myung Joon Kim, Seok Joo Han, Mi Jung Lee

¹Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mjl1213@yuhs.ac
²Department of Pediatric Surgery, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Published online: December 31, 2012.

ABSTRACT

Perinatal detection of neonatal suprarenal masses has increased. Here, we report an unusual case of an adrenal cystic neuroblastoma that presented as a purely cystic lesion upon initial postnatal ultrasonography (US) and showed rapid evolution to a mixed cystic and solid mass during follow-up US and MRI. We suggest a short-term (two weeks) follow-up US for neonatal adrenal cystic lesions, even if they appear as purely cystic.

Keywords: Neonate; Neuroblastoma; Ultrasonography