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'''Neuroblastoma''' is the most common extracranial solid [[cancer]] in infancy and childhood. It is a [[neuroendocrine tumor]], arising from any [[neural crest]] element of the [[sympathetic nervous system]]. Close to 50 percent of neuroblastoma cases occur in children younger than two years old.<ref>Janet Sassi,[http://www.fordham.edu/campus_resources/public_affairs/inside_fordham/february_16_2007/in_focus_faculty_and/cellular_communicati_24950.asp"Cellular Communication: Unraveling the Secrets of Histone Proteins"], Fordham University, February 16, 2007</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Assistant Editor(s)-In-Chief: Jack Khouri
Overview
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid cancer in infancy and childhood. It is a neuroendocrine tumor, arising from any neural crest element of the sympathetic nervous system. Close to 50 percent of neuroblastoma cases occur in children younger than two years old.[1]
References
- ↑ Janet Sassi,"Cellular Communication: Unraveling the Secrets of Histone Proteins", Fordham University, February 16, 2007