Abstract
Low back pain is uncommon in children. The case of a 5-year-old boy presenting with back pain that proved to be caused by a metastatic primitive neuroectodermal tumor is presented and the evaluation of such patients is discussed.
MeSH terms
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Back Pain / etiology*
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Back Pain / physiopathology
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Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
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Child, Preschool
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / complications*
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Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / diagnosis
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Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / secondary
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications*
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / secondary