Neuroblastoma echocardiography or ultrasound

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zahir Ali Shaikh, MD[2]Haytham Allaham, M.D. [3]

Key Ultrasound Findings in Neuroblastoma

• Ultrasound in the neuroblastoma shows heterogenous solid masses due to necrotic, vascular and calcified content of the mass.
• When neuroblastoma is in the adrenal, it displaces the kidneys inferiorly.

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  Neuroblastoma observed on ultrasound as a large right suprarenal mass with heterogeneous echogenicity.

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