Carlsen, N. L. T., Nielsen, O. H. and Hertz, H. (Departments of Paediatrics and Paediatrie Surgery, University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark). Neuroblastoma. Acta Paediatr Scand, 70:61, 1981–60 cases of neuroblastoma from the departments of paediatrics and paediatrie surgery, Rigshospitalet, are reviewed. The overall cure rate was 35%. In localized disease (stages I–II) the prognosis was favourable (cure rate 78%), while the prognosis for disseminated disease (stages III‐IV) was poor (cure rate 10.8%). Neuroblastomas in stage IV‐S had a favourable prognosis in spite of metastases to the liver, skin and bone marrow. The clinical stage at the time of diagnosis was the only independent prognostic factor in this study.
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