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neuroblastoma

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

noun

Pathology.
neuroblastomas, plural neuroblastomata plural
  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.


neuroblastoma British  
/ ˌnjʊərəʊblæsˈtəʊmə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of neuroblastoma

First recorded in 1905–10; neuro- + blastoma

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Aidan Brown, 21, is a cancer survivor who was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare cancer of the nerve tissue, a few days before his fifth birthday.

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

It is also used to reduce unwanted facial hair in women and to help prevent neuroblastoma from returning.

From Science Daily Apr. 29, 2026

Amelia Kolpa, from Rowley Regis in the Black Country, has neuroblastoma and has been in and out of hospital since the age of two and a half.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2026

The 8-year-old Bakersfield girl had been battling Stage IV neuroblastoma since 2019 with a grueling regimen of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation treatments.

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

The study also demonstrated that inhibiting PRDX6 could impair cancer cell survival, especially in neuroblastomas, offering a new potential therapeutic target.

From Science Daily Nov. 15, 2024

This occurs in around 20 per cent of cases and accounts for about 40 per cent of high-risk neuroblastomas.

From Science Daily Apr. 9, 2024

Most tumours with defects in these genes were aggressive high-stage neuroblastomas, but did not carry amplifications.

From Nature Mar. 28, 2012

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