Amaylia Oehadian Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung Indonesia
Afiati Afiati Department of Pathology Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung Indonesia
Martina Sung Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung Indonesia
Kevin Yonatan Budiman Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung Indonesia
Fransisca Fransisca Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung Indonesia
High-risk Neuroblastoma in Young Adult and Long Term Survival with Multimodal Therapy: A Case Report
Amaylia Oehadian, Afiati Afiati, Martina Sung, Kevin Yonatan Budiman, Fransisca Fransisca
Abstract
Objective: To present a case of high-risk, stage four neuroblastoma in a 20-year-old woman who survived more than 21 months with the multimodal therapy.
Methods: A case of high-risk, stage four neuroblastoma in a 20-year-old woman who survived more than 21 months with multimodal therapy is reported. The patient initially received neoadjuvant chemotherapy according to the Turkish Pediatric Oncology Group of Neuroblastoma, along with multiple doses of radiotherapy. After two cycles of induction chemotherapy, she successfully underwent tumor debulking surgery.
Results: With the multimodal therapy, patient remains in complete remission state and stable disease of the remaining lesions is observed in this patient.
Conclusions: Neuroblastoma is a rare disease in adults and associated with a high number of mortality. Early and accurate diagnosis and multimodality of treatments are important to achieve disease control. Long term follow up is necessary for such patients.
Keywords
High-risk Neuroblastoma; Long Term Survival; Young Adult.
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