neuroblastoma

American  

[noor-oh-bla-stoh-muh, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ blæˈstoʊ mə, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

Pathology.

plural

neuroblastomas, neuroblastomata

1. a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.

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neuroblastoma British  

/ ˌnjʊərəʊblæsˈtəʊmə /

noun

1. pathol a malignant tumour that derives from neuroblasts, occurring mainly in the adrenal gland

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Etymology

Origin of neuroblastoma

First recorded in 1905–10; neuro- + blastoma

Example Sentences

Just months into the friendship between the two boys from Dunfermline, Aaron Murphy was diagnosed with neuroblastoma - a rare form of childhood cancer which develops in nerve tissue and usually affects children under five.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

Delilah was diagnosed at age 4 with neuroblastoma, a cancer that typically starts in developing nerve cells and usually affects children under the age of 5.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

They then tested it with human neuroblastoma cells to demonstrate its effectiveness.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

"If it was low-risk neuroblastoma there is about a 90% chance of long-term survival, but because Louie's is high-risk that dramatically drops and changes to a 50% long-term survival rate," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024

In transgenic mice, the team found exposure to diacetyl showed gene expression changes in lungs and brains; gene levels that are upregulated in cancers like neuroblastoma showed a significant reduction in mice exposed to diacetyl.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024