Neuroblastoma

By: Jameson Kingand

Tyler Holloway

Symptoms and Statistics

Symptoms• Pale skin

• Chronic fatigue

• Bone pain or tenderness

• Difficulty breathing

• Rapid pulse

• Uncontrolled eye movement

• Loss of movement (paralysis)

• Profuse sweating

Statistics• Neuroblastoma affects less

than 200,000 people in the US which means it is classified as a rare disease.

• Most children are diagnosed with the disease at 5 years of age.

• Most of the primary tumors that occur are in the abdomen.

General Information

• There are about 800 new cases of neuroblastoma discovered each year in the U.S.

• Some causes of neuroblastoma are exposure to infection early in life, smoking, consumption of alcohol, and more.

• Diagnostic testing for neuroblastoma include ultra sounds, CAT scans, blood tests, urine tests, and blood marrow tests.

• It is a cancerous tumor of infants and children that develops from nerve tissue.

Hospitals and Types of Treatments

Hospitals• Children’s Hospital

Boston• Comer Children’s

Hospital• UCSF Children’s

Hospital• St. Jude Children’s

Hospital

Types of Treatments• Chemotherapy• Radiation therapy• It takes a team of

radiation oncologists, surgeons, and anesthesiologists.

Websites Used

• www.wrongdiagnosis.com

• www.chidrenshospital.org

• www.uchicagokidshospital.org