Neuroblastoma

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Neuroblastoma is both the most common extracranial solid cancer in childhood and the most common cancer in infancy. It has an annual incidence of about 650 cases in the U.S. and a hundred cases in the U.K. Close to 50% of neuroblastoma cases occur in children under two years old. It is a neuroendocrine tumor which occurs from any neural crest element of the sympathetic nervous system. It most of the time develops from one of the adrenal glands, but can also arise from nerve tissues in the neck, chest, abdomen, or pelvis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6130149050
• ISBN13: 9786130149055
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Fastbook Publishing
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"