Catecholamine-producing tumors of childhood include most notably neuroblastoma, but
also pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL). Diagnosis of the former depends …

High-risk neuroblastoma requires multimodal treatment including systemic chemotherapy,
surgical resection, radiation therapy, stem cell transplant, and immunotherapy. Surgeons …

Most children with tumors will require one or more surgical interventions as part of the care
and treatment, including making a diagnosis, obtaining adequate venous access …

Purpose MYCN onco-gene amplification in neuroblastoma confers patients to the high-risk
disease category for which prognosis is poor and more aggressive multimodal treatment is …

Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare cancer in children, with various
histologic subtypes and a paucity of data to guide clinical management and predict …

Neuroblastoma, the most common extracranial solid tumor in children under the age of 5,
has been described as early as the 19th century, and its complexity has continued to intrigue …

Objectives To investigate the predictive value of 2-deoxy-2-fluorine-18-fluoro-D-glucose
positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18 F-FDG PET/CT) parameters for …

Purpose of review With the remarkable progress in cancer precision medicine, the demand
for biopsy has been increasing, and the role of biopsy has been changing. In this review, we …

Background Adequate tissue biopsy is essential for diagnosis and risk stratification of
neuroblastoma (NB). Historically, NB diagnosis has relied on tissue obtained via surgical …

Background There are no consensus guidelines regarding the use of percutaneous needle
biopsy for the diagnosis of soft tissue and bone tumors. The aim of this study was to …