NEUROBLASTOMA (SYMPATHOBLASTOMA OR NEUROCYTOMA) OF THE SUPRARENAL MEDULLA; REPORT OF THREE CASES
Authors: Ralph M. Thompson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 June 1942NEUROBLASTOMA (SYMPATHOBLASTOMA OR NEUROCYTOMA) OF THE SUPRARENAL MEDULLA; REPORT OF THREE CASESRALPH M. THOMPSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.RALPH M. THOMPSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-6-1206 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe sympathetic nervous tissue comprising the medullary portion of the suprarenal gland is the site of a relatively rare and spectacular group of tumors. In the past this subject has received some prominence in the medical literature, various writers having stated that cases are rare.Tumors derived from the sympathetic nervous system of the suprarenal medulla may be divided into three well defined pathologic types, namely: (a) Neuroblastoma (sympathoblastoma or neurocytoma); (b) ganglioneuroma (neuroma ganglionare); (c) paraganglioma (chromaffin cell tumors). In this paper, along with the cases reported, discussion will be limited principally to the suprarenal neuroblastoma which occurs almost...Bibliography1. VIRCHOW R: Die krankhaften Geschwülste, A. Hirschwald, Berlin, 1864, ii, p. 150. Google Scholar2. MARCHAND F: in Internationale Beiträge zur wissenschaftlichen Medizin: Festschrift, R. Virchow gewidmet zur Vollendung seines 70 Lebensjahres, Berlin, 1891, i, p. 578. MARCHAND, F.: Über eine eigenthümliche Erkrankung des Sympathikus, der Nebennieren end der peripherischen Nerven (ohne Bronzehaut), Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat., 1880-1881, 477-502. Google Scholar3. KUSTER H: Über Gliome der Nebennieren, Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat., 1905, clxxx, 117. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. WRIGHT JH: Neurocytoma or neuroblastoma, a kind of tumor not generally recognized, Jr. Exper. Med., 1910, xii, 556-561. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. FREW RS: On carcinoma originating in the suprarenal medulla in children, Quart. Jr. Med., 1910-1911, iv, 123. Google Scholar6. WAHL HR: Neuroblastoma with a study of a case illustrating the three types, Jr. Med. Research, 1914, xxx, 205. Google Scholar7. DUNN JS: Neuroblastoma and ganglioneuroma of the suprarenal body, Jr. Path. and Bact., 1915, xix, 456. Google Scholar8. LEHMAN EP: Neuroblastoma with report of a case, Jr. Med. Research, 1917, xxxvi, 309. Google Scholar9. SCOTTOLIVEROLIVER EMGMH: Sympathetic tumors of the adrenal medulla, Am. Jr. Cancer, 1933, xvii, 396-433. Google Scholar10. LEWISGESCHICKTER DCF: Tumors of the sympathetic nervous system, Arch. Surg., 1934, xxviii, 16-58. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. REDMANAGERTYBARTHMAIERFISHER JLHAOFHR: Adrenal neuroblastoma, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1938, lvi, 1097-1112. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. WEICHSELBAUM H: Über Gliome der Nebennieren, Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat., 1905, clxxx, 117. Google Scholar13. PEPPER WA: A study of congenital sarcoma of the liver and suprarenal, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1901, cxxi, 287. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. HUTCHINSON R: Suprarenal sarcoma in children with metastases to skull, Quart. Jr. Med., 1907, i, 33. Google Scholar15. MALLORY FB: Pathologic technique, 1938, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 222-223. Google Scholar16. WAHLCRAIG HRPE: Multiple tumors of the sympathetic nervous system, Am. Jr. Path., 1938, xiv, 797-808. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas*Received for publication July 23, 1940.From the Department of Pathology, Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D. C.†Lt. Colonel, Medical Corps, U. S. Army. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDas Neuroblastoma sympathicum: Problematik und KlinikNeuroblastoma (Sympathogonioma) of the adrenal in a newborn infantFetal dystocia due to neuroblastoma of the adrenals with metastases to the liver 1 June 1942Volume 16, Issue 6Page: 1206-1220KeywordsNeuroblastomaSympathetic nervous system ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...