Fifteen years' review of advanced childhood neuroblastoma from a single institution in Hong Kong

摘要

Conclusions There is a high percentage of advanced NB on presentation in Hong Kong. With more potent multiple drug chemotherapy for advanced stage NB there are (1) improvement in the survival of these patients, (2) opportunities for more operations for tumor excision and (3) opportunities for autologous PBSC transplantation for better tumor eradication. Objective To assess the progress in the treat- ment of advanced childhood neuroblastoma. from 1981 to 1996, there were 32 children with neuroblastoma (NB) diagnosed, staged and treated in our institution.