Neuroblastoma is an embryonic tumor of the peripheral sympathetic nervous system. It is the
most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood and accounts for up to 15% of all …

One-fifth of all neuroblastomas are diagnosed either antenatally or in the first 3 months of
life. Over the past two decades, routine prenatal ultrasound has significantly increased the …

Purpose To describe treatment, clinical course, and survival of a cohort of Italian patients
with neuroblastoma. Patients and Methods The study includes data from 2,216 children (age …

BACKGROUND The growing use of abdominal ultrasonography during pregnancy and in
the postnatal period is leading to the discovery of an increasing number of suprarenal …

Neuroblastoma is the foremost malignant neoplasm of the fetus and neonate. The tumor is
unique because of its distinctive biologic behavior and many different clinical manifestations …

The incidence of fetal tumors has been increased due to generalization of prenatal
evaluation and improvement of imaging techniques. The early detection of a fetal tumor and …

Background/Purpose: In the last 10 years, the ability to diagnose fetal tumors in the prenatal
period has improved greatly because of technical advances in imaging. Early diagnosis and …

The peak incidence of neuroblastoma during infancy suggests that certain prenatal or
perinatal factors may be etiologically important. In this population-based study, California …

OBJECTIVE. Our aim was to determine the supplemental value of MRI in fetal abdominal
disease detected on prenatal sonography. CONCLUSION. Our preliminary results suggest …

Neuroblastoma and Wilms' tumor are the most common extracranial solid tumors in children.
Both tumors arise in predominantly retroperitoneal locations, are derived from embryonal …