Spinal cord tumor presenting with neck stiffness

Three years old boy presented with recurrent severe abdominal pain. He was treated for constipation and the pain resolved. Later he developed a limitation of neck movements. Investigations revealed a spinal cord mass. After surgical resection, histopathology confirmed pilocytic astrocytoma. The auth...

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Autores principales:	Anood Alassaf, Rana Al Shami, Jehan Al Rayahi, William Mifsud, Khalid Al-Kharazi, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Spinal cord tumor Astrocytoma Neck stiffness Pediatrics RJ1-570 Surgery RD1-811
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e6ed438967694206b93250a7840a84152021-11-24T04:29:37ZSpinal cord tumor presenting with neck stiffness2213-576610.1016/j.epsc.2021.102071https://doaj.org/article/e6ed438967694206b93250a7840a84152021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357662100292Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2213-5766Three years old boy presented with recurrent severe abdominal pain. He was treated for constipation and the pain resolved. Later he developed a limitation of neck movements. Investigations revealed a spinal cord mass. After surgical resection, histopathology confirmed pilocytic astrocytoma. The authors urge clinicians to observe for early signs of spinal cord tumor in children presenting with unusual presentations such as abdominal pain. Early recognition of spinal cord tumors and immediate treatment will prevent life‐threatening complications and improve the prognosis.Anood AlassafRana Al ShamiJehan Al RayahiWilliam MifsudKhalid Al-KharaziAbdulqadir J. NashwanElsevierarticleSpinal cord tumorAstrocytomaNeck stiffnessPediatricsRJ1-570SurgeryRD1-811ENJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, Vol 75, Iss , Pp 102071- (2021)
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topic	Spinal cord tumor Astrocytoma Neck stiffness Pediatrics RJ1-570 Surgery RD1-811
spellingShingle	Spinal cord tumor Astrocytoma Neck stiffness Pediatrics RJ1-570 Surgery RD1-811 Anood Alassaf Rana Al Shami Jehan Al Rayahi William Mifsud Khalid Al-Kharazi Abdulqadir J. Nashwan Spinal cord tumor presenting with neck stiffness
description	Three years old boy presented with recurrent severe abdominal pain. He was treated for constipation and the pain resolved. Later he developed a limitation of neck movements. Investigations revealed a spinal cord mass. After surgical resection, histopathology confirmed pilocytic astrocytoma. The authors urge clinicians to observe for early signs of spinal cord tumor in children presenting with unusual presentations such as abdominal pain. Early recognition of spinal cord tumors and immediate treatment will prevent life‐threatening complications and improve the prognosis.
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author	Anood Alassaf Rana Al Shami Jehan Al Rayahi William Mifsud Khalid Al-Kharazi Abdulqadir J. Nashwan
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title	Spinal cord tumor presenting with neck stiffness
title_short	Spinal cord tumor presenting with neck stiffness
title_full	Spinal cord tumor presenting with neck stiffness
title_fullStr	Spinal cord tumor presenting with neck stiffness
title_full_unstemmed	Spinal cord tumor presenting with neck stiffness
title_sort	spinal cord tumor presenting with neck stiffness
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e6ed438967694206b93250a7840a8415
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Spinal cord tumor presenting with neck stiffness

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