Cervicotomy and Sternotomy for Resectin of Cervicothoracic Neuroblastoma in Children

Abstract

Introduction: We report the case of a 4 years old girl who present a cervico-thoracic ganglioneuroblastome with none response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy Case presentation: The girl was operated using the Cormier Dartevelle-Grünenwald incision which helped to remove the tumor completely with optimal control of noble elements. The follow up was uneventful. Conclusion: The Cormier Dartevelle-Grünenwald incision can be a good option in case of big cervico-thoracic malignant tumors.

Keywords

• children
• neuroblastoma
• cervicothoracic tumor
• cormier dartevelle-grünenwald incision