Surgical Approaches to Neuroblastoma: Review of the Operative Techniques
Federica Fati, Rebecca Pulvirenti, Irene Paraboschi, Giuseppe Martucciello
Abstract
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most commonly occurring soft-tissue malignancy of childhood. Surgery plays an important role in multidisciplinary treatment and its principal aim is a local control of the disease, respecting the integrity of the surrounding structures. There is no unanimous consensus on the best surgical technique, and the operative approach largely depends on the anatomical location and the extension of the mass. To have a complete overview of the different type of treatment, we made a review of the literature from the last twenty years of all the surgical approaches applied for NBs resection, accordingly to the anatomical site.
Topics & Concepts
MalignancyNeuroblastomaMedicineMultidisciplinary approachSurgical resectionSoft tissueResectionPrincipal (computer security)SurgeryGeneral surgeryIntensive care medicineComputer sciencePathologyBiologySociologySocial scienceOperating systemGeneticsCell cultureNeuroblastoma Research and TreatmentsNeurofibromatosis and Schwannoma CasesAdrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors