Maturation of neuroblastoma to ganglioneuroma in lymph nodes
โ Scribed by Roger W. MacMillan; William B. Blanc; Thomas V. Santulli
- Book ID
- 119449411
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 545 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3468
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Neuroblastomas are malignant tumors derived embryonically from the neural crest. Biological diagnosis relies on assay of urinary excretion of homovanillic acid (HVA), vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), and dopamine (DA). Spontaneous regression of these neoplasms has been reported by numerous investigators
Data relative to the prognostic and therapeutic significance of lymph node metastases in regionally confined neuroblastsoma (Evans stages 11-111) are scant. We have analyzed lymph node status in order to assess the significance of nodal involvement. Disease-free survival (minimum follow-up of 2 year