Q Scott Ringenberg
- Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track)
Contact
- (520) 626-6453
- AHSC, Rm. 2301
- qscottringenberg@arizona.edu
Degrees
- M.D. Medicine
- University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, United States
- B.A. Biological Sciences
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States
Work Experience
- Tucson VA Medical Center (1992 - Ongoing)
- University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri (1984 - 1992)
- University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri (1982 - 1984)
- University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri (1979 - 1982)
Awards
- VA Group Award
- Tucson VA Medical Center, Fall 2017
Licensure & Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine, ABIM (1982)
- Medical Oncology Board Certification, ABIM (1985)
- Physician, State of Missouri (1980)
- Physician, State of Arizona (1996)
Interests
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Courses
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Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Ringenberg, Q. S., Bishop, M. C., Rogowitz, E., Ringenberg, Q. S., Millius, R. A., Kanaan, M., Bishop, M. C., & Babiker, H. M. (2014). Neuroblastoma of the elderly, an oncologist's nightmare: case presentation, literature review and SEER database analysis.. Experimental hematology & oncology, 3(1), 20. doi:10.1186/2162-3619-3-20More infoNeuroblastoma is considered a pediatric malignancy as over 95% of cases are diagnosed in patients ≤10 years old. This cancer is extremely rare in elderly patients. We conducted a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database analysis in the USA between 1973-2007 that revealed only 35 elderly patients (>60 years of age) with neuroblastoma of whom only 2 patients had primary mediastinal neuroblastoma. There is a paucity of treatment and survival outcomes data for the elderly owing to the rarity of neuroblastoma in this population. Currently there are no standard guidelines or protocols for treatment of adult neuroblastoma. We report a rare and challenging case of an 86-year old patient presenting with mediastinal neuroblastoma and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) successfully treated with resection. Herein, we also provide a review of the literature and updated survival data on neuroblastoma based on results of our SEER database review.
- Krouse, R. S., Ringenberg, Q. S., Renner, S. W., Herbst, A., & Fass, R. (2008). Multiple Myeloma Presenting With a Colonic Obstruction and Bony Lesions: A Clinical Dilemma. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26(34), 5645-5647. doi:10.1200/jco.2008.18.6239
- Yarbro, J. W., Ringenberg, Q. S., & Doll, D. C. (1989). Antineoplastic agents and pregnancy.. Seminars in Oncology.
