The impact of early resection of primary neuroblastoma on the survival of children older than 1 year of age with stage 4 disease: The St. Jude children's research hospital experience

• Main Authors: Lisa M. McGregor, Bhaskar N. Rao, Andrew M. Davidoff, Catherine A. Billups, Suradej Hongeng, Victor M. Santana, D. Ashley Hill, Christine Fuller, Wayne L. Furman
• Other Authors: St. Jude Children Research Hospital
• Format: Review
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/16256
• Institution: Mahidol University

BACKGROUND. It remains unclear whether primary tumor resection benefits patients with metastatic neuroblastoma. The authors assessed the impact of extent and timing of resection on outcome in these patients. METHODS. The authors reviewed the records of 124 patients > 1 year of age at diagnosis of...