Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that forms in certain types of nerve tissue. It most frequently starts from one of the adrenal glands but can also develop in the neck, chest, abdomen, or spine. Symptoms may include bone pain, a mass in the abdomen, neck, or chest, or painless bluish lumps under the skin.
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ICD-10 Chapter Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route First DescribedVirchow described the tumor as a glioma; the article says James Homer Wright named it neuroblastoma in 1910 after understanding its origin from primitive neural cells. 1864 is recorded as the article's first description. Causative Agent
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Source Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (Wikipedia)
Source Iodine-131 (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Neuroblastoma
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Neuro-oncology
Wikipedia: Neuroblastoma, History section
In 1864 German physician Rudolf Virchow was the first to describe an abdominal tumor in a child as a "glioma".
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Typically, neuroblastoma occurs due to a genetic mutation occurring in the first trimester of pregnancy.
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Neuroblastoma (NB) is a type of cancer that forms in certain types of nerve tissue.
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Neuroblastoma (NB) is a type of cancer that forms in certain types of nerve tissue.
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Symptoms may include bone pain, a mass in the abdomen, neck, or chest, or painless bluish lumps under the skin.
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Symptoms may include bone pain, a mass in the abdomen, neck, or chest, or painless bluish lumps under the skin.
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Typically, neuroblastoma occurs due to a genetic mutation occurring in the first trimester of pregnancy.
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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3. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Iodine-131 (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Radioactive Iodine Therapy, Article text, use forQuote, Treated By: Radioactive Iodine Therapy, Article text, use for
131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) for imaging and treating pheochromocytoma and neuroblastoma.
Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy, ApplicationsQuote, Treated By: Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy, Applications
In most cases PRRT is used for cancers of the gastroenteropancreatic and bronchial tracts, and in some cases phaeochromocytoma, paraganglioma, neuroblastoma or medullary thyroid carcinoma.
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