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Neuroblastoma is one of the most common tumors of childhood. It ranks fourth in frequency after leukemia, lymphomas, and tumors of the central nervous system.
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Maurus, R. (1977). Present Strategy of Treatment of Neuroblastoma. In: Mathé, G. (eds) Tactics and Strategy in Cancer Treatment. Recent Results in Cancer Research / Fortschritte der Krebsforschung / Progrès dans les recherches sur le cancer, vol 62. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81174-6_32
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