Open AccessThe efficacy of delayed surgery in children with high-risk neuroblastoma
Author(s) -
Ali Varan,
Vural Kesik,
Mehmet Emìn Şenocak,
Gülsev Kale,
Canan Akyüz,
Münevver Büyükpamukçu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.151852
Subject(s) - medicine , neuroblastoma , radiation therapy , surgery , complication , primary tumor , cancer , metastasis , genetics , biology , cell culture
Surgery is an important part of treatment in children with neuroblastoma; however, exact timing is unclear. Both initial and delayed surgery was suggested as the best by numerous studies.