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Posted by CCF Neuro MD on June 19, 1997 at 16:22:50:

In Reply to: neuroblastoma posted by Joanne on June 10, 1997 at 18:48:21:

: My seven year old nephew has neuroblastoma.  He first had it when he was two, they misdiagnosed it as non-hodskins (sp?) lymphoma
  then, treated it with a chemotherapy regimen, and it went away until he was six.  At that time they realized that it was actually
  neuroblastoma (in his upper thoracic region) and treated it with a course of chemo, and then surgery.  Seven months have passed
  since the surgery, and the tumor is back.  They plan on having him undergo surgery again to try to remove the what has grown back.
  My questions are:  Is this the general course of treatment for this type of cancer, is this something that generally grows back,
  and what are the survival rates for children with this cancer? (The tumor size is currently only at a few millimeters).
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Hello Joanne,
Your nephew