General Cancer Flashcards
(11 cards)
Neuroblastoma is normally presented by what age?
10 years old
How many stages are there of Neuroblastoma malignancy?
1, 2, 3, 4, 4s
What are the metastatic locations of State 4s Neuroblastoma?
Skin, Liver, bone marrow
What cells is a neuroblastoma deprived from?
precursor or immature cells of the peripheral nervous system
Change of survival for a grade 4 and 4s neuroblastoma?
grade 4: 20%; grade 4s: 80%
Are neuroblastoma cells typically differentiated?
No
If a neuroblastoma contains many differentiated cells with larger nuclei and cytoplasms, they are typically known as what?
ganglioneuroblastoma
ganglioneuroma is a…
A benign neuroblastoma-like, solid tumor, normally contain ganglion cells, schwann cells and fibrous tissue
The neuroblastic tumor groups are:
Ganglioneuroma - benign
Ganglioneuroblastoma - intermediate
Neuroblastoma - aggressive
How differentiated are the cells in a Ganglioneuroma?
very differentiated.
high differentiation state correlated with what prognosis?
good
