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Neuroblastoma

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Neuroblastomas arise in neuroblasts of the sympathetic nervous system. The largest concentration of these cells is in the adrenal medulla and in the sympathetic ganglia chain from the neck to the pelvis. Other collections of sympathetic neuroblasts lie within the preaortic ganglia of Zuckerkandl.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

    Edward Kiely

  2. Medical University, University Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Graz, Austria

    Michael E. Höllwarth

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  1. University College Dublin, National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Prem Puri

  2. Medical University, University Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Graz, Austria

    Michael E. Höllwarth

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Kiely, E., Höllwarth, M.E. (2019). Neuroblastoma. In: Puri, P., Höllwarth, M. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56282-6_52

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