Childhood Neuroblastoma

  • What Is Childhood Neuroblastoma
  • Summary Neuroblastoma is one of the most common tumors in children derived from primordial neural crest cells that are precursors of the sympathetic nervous system. NBLs consist of undifferentiated, immature, small, rounded-shaped sympatheti...
  • Risk factors of neuroblastoma
  • Risk factors of neuroblastoma
  • Summary Very few studies look into the risk factors of NBL as Neuroblastoma (NBL) as it is an extremely rare cancer. The risk factors associated with NBL include genetic predisposition and familial risk, parental occupational exposure, maternal a...
  • Prevention of Neuroblastoma
  • Prevention of Neuroblastoma
  • Summary Although there are no such recommended prevention strategies available for the prevention of neuroblastoma; however, people are suggested to avoid exposure to occupational hazards, maternal alcohol consumption, oral contraceptive and non...
  • Signs and Symptoms of Neuroblastoma
  • Signs and Symptoms of Neuroblastoma
  • Summary NBL usually has a wide range of clinical symptoms depending on the primary tumor's size, location, biological characteristics, and the presence or absence of distant metastatic disease. Symptoms of encephalopathy and paraneoplastic s...
  • Diagnosis of neuroblastoma
  • Diagnosis of neuroblastoma
  • Summary Doctors use various diagnostics tests for the detection of neuroblastoma (NBL) tumor size, location and the spread of cancer. The diagnostics tests used for NBL include CT scan, MRI imaging, Bone scan, PET scan, mIBG Scan, Blood tests...
  • Stages and Grades of Neuroblastoma
  • Stages and Grades of Neuroblastoma
  • Summary Staging for neuroblastoma is performed according to the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group System (INRGSS) in parallel with the old International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS) classification system, moreover Neuroblastoma can be...
  • Treatment of Childhood Neuroblastoma
  • Summary Due to the diversity and complexity of neuroblastoma (NBL) treatment options may vary depending on the stage and grade of cancer, cancer spread and age of the children. In fact, the various treatment options for NBL include surgery, c...
  • Follow up care for Neuroblastoma
  • Summary Once primary treatment for NBL is complete, survivors usually visit a doctor or cancer care provider for regular check-ups and consultations and the follow up regime for the NBL patients may differ among patients with low risk, interm...
  • Questions to be asked during neuroblastoma
  • Questions to be asked during neuroblastoma
  • The caregivers of the patients with neuroblastoma (NBL) need to have open discussions with the doctor or the cancer care team. The parents and the caregivers of the NBL patients should ask any question, no matter how minor it might seem. Here are so...
  • Coping with treatment of Neuroblastoma
  • Coping with treatment of Neuroblastoma
  • Summary Children with neuroblastoma (NBL) and their family members face major challenges whilst undergoing treatment for cancer. Some of the critical challenges the caregivers face include coping with the pain of NBL treatment, emotional side eff...