Chloe Corey | Mayo Clinic News Network
Sometimes children are born with neuroblastoma, and it can even be detected before birth on an ultrasound. Most commonly, it is found when children have a mass in their abdomen. They also might be tired, have fevers and not eat as much as usual. Sometimes it can cause weakness from being too close to the spinal cord.. Children usually have imaging tests such as a CT or MRI scan to look for neuroblastoma.
Neuroblastoma has a unique staging system that establishes whether a patient should be classified within a low, intermediate or high-risk group. The risk group helps determine what treatment children with neuroblastoma should receive. Other treatments for neuroblastoma, besides surgery and chemotherapy, may include radiation therapy to kill cancer cells, stem cell or bone marrow transplant, and immune therapy. Children who need treatment beyond surgery usually have a type of long-term IV placed, called a central line, so they can get IV medications and check blood work without frequent pokes. Treatments for neuroblastoma often require children to be hospitalized.
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