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Neuroblastoma

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Neuroblastoma sympathicum is a tumor typically occurring during childhood. It derives from embryonic cells of the neural crest and frequently originates from the ganglion cells of the sympathetic chain and the adrenal medulla.

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Dominick, H.C., Bachmann, KD. (1987). Neuroblastoma. In: Löhr, E., Leder, LD. (eds) Renal and Adrenal Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71207-4_14

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