Cancer Predisposition in Neonates and Infants: Recognition, Tumor Types, and Surveillance.

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Pediatric cancer is rare, and malignancy during the neonatal period even rarer. However, several malignancies can present in infancy, most commonly in the form of solid tumors. Specific cancer types, bilateral or multifocal disease, associated congenital malformations, and/or cancers in close relatives may herald a diagnosis of an underlying cancer predisposition syndrome. For many patients, surveillance...

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