Robotic Excision of Thoracic Neuroblastoma

James D. Geiger

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-2225
Year Produced: 2003
Length: 6 min.


Thoracic neuroblastoma represents 20% of all neuroblastomas, and is in general associated with an excellent prognosis even in patients who have incomplete excision. We present thorascopic resection of a posterior mediastinal neuroblastoma in a 3 year old girl utilizing the da Vinci robot. A complete excision was accomplished including tumor extending into the foramina.