| Literature DB >> 6146820 |
T Sawada, M Hirayama, T Nakata, T Takeda, N Takasugi, T Mori, K Maeda, R Koide, Y Hanawa, A Tsunoda.
Abstract
A mass screening system for the early detection by means of a vanillylmandelic acid test of neuroblastoma in 6-month-old infants in Japan has been developed in eight districts. 16 of the 281 939 infants screened by this test had neuroblastoma, equivalent to a very high incidence of 1 in 17 621. 15 of the 16 children with neuroblastoma are alive; the other child died 1 month after surgery. This mass screening system for neuroblastoma used in infancy can help to improve prognosis in infants with this malignant disorder.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6146820 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)90311-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321