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Neuroblastoma: biology and staging.
Current oncology reports - 1 Nov 2009
Mueller Sabine, Matthay Katherine K
Abstract excerpt
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial tumor of childhood, with about 650 new cases each year in the United States. The clinical course of neuroblastoma is variable and depends on age at diagnosis, staging, histology, and specific genetic abnormalities, such as MYCN oncogene amplification or aberrations of chromosome 1p or 11q. A subset of tumors will undergo spontaneous regression, whereas others progress...
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