Neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a tumour of the sympathetic nerve tissue, the second most common solid tumour in children. It normally affects the suprarenal gland inside the abdomen as well as the chest, the neck and the pelvic cavity. About 50% of the cases are found in children under the age of 2 years. 

Symptoms of neuroblastoma can include limb tenderness, weight loss, poor appetite, fever and anaemia, as well as diarrhoea, hypertension or profuse sweating. The cure rate for neuroblastoma patients depends on a variety of factors. If the tumour is localised and well differentiated in a child older than 2 years, the survival rate is over 90%, but much less than that if the tumour is widespread. 

We also provide most of the advanced therapies for neuroblastoma, including immunotherapy, MIBG or DOTA systemic therapy, and also targeted therapy.