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BACKGROUND
Neuroblastoma (NB) tumours are commonly divided into three cytogenetic subgroups. However, by unsupervised principal components analysis of gene expression profiles we recently identified four distinct subgroups, r1-r4. In the current study we characterized these different subgroups in
BACKGROUND
It has been reported that vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-producing tumors accompanied by watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and achlorhydria (WDHA) syndrome often produce multiple hormones biochemically and immunohistochemically.
METHODS
The authors examined the distribution of several
Forty-three neuroendocrine neoplasms were analyzed by immunohistochemistry for tyrosine hydroxylase and chrornogranin A and by in situ hybridization (ISH) for chrornogranin A messenger RNA (mRNA) using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections. These included pheochromocytomas (7), medullary
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to establish a sensitive and semiquantitative method for the detection of minimal residual disease of neuroblastoma, the most common solid tumor in childhood.
METHODS
Analysis was performed on a molecular level by reverse transcription-PCR using a new,
The aim of this prospective pilot study in patients with suspected or known brain tumour was to establish the diagnostic value of O-(2-[(18)F]-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET) positron emission tomography (PET) when compared to fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET. Twenty-five FET PET and FDG PET
Neuroepithelial tumor cells were cultured in vitro. The biopsy material was taken from 93 children at removal of the brain tumors during neurosurgical operations. The individual features of the cells sensitivity of primary cultures in respect to protocol-approved chemotherapy drugs and changes in
The peripheral neuroblastic tumours (PNTs) include neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroblastoma and ganglioneuromas. These subtypes reflect a spectrum of differentiation of progenitor cells of the sympathetic nervous system from tumours with predominant undifferentiated neuroblasts to those consisting of
BACKGROUND
Less than 5% of neuroblastomas (NB) occur in adolescents and young adults (AYA), in whom the disease has an indolent and fatal course.
METHODS
We studied the genomic profile and histological characteristics of 34 NBs from AYA patients enrolled in the Italian Neuroblastoma Registry (INBR)
The analysis of biogenic amines (BAs) and their metabolites is helpful for the diagnosis of central nervous system disorders and other neuroendocrine and cancer disturbances. In the study, a developed micellar electrokinetic chromatography method, coupled with diode array detection (MEKC-DAD), was
BACKGROUND
Among cases of undifferentiated and poorly differentiated tumors in the neuroblastoma (Schwannian stroma-poor) category, the authors histologically identified a group of rare tumors, known as large cell neuroblastomas (LCNs), that are composed of large cells with sharply outlined nuclear
The RNA-binding protein HuC/D displays a neuron-specific expression and is involved in neuronal differentiation and the maintenance of the nervous system. Here we investigated the diagnostic value of HuC/D in neuroblastomas. We evaluated 85 neuroblastic tumors: 81 neuroblastomas; three
The presence and distribution of different neural markers in 30 neuroblastic tumours (neuroblastomas, ganglioneuroblastomas) and 6 non-neuroblastic tumours were investigated by immunocytochemistry. Neuron-specific enolase (NSE), S-100 protein, tyrosine hydroxylase, neurofilaments and glial
OBJECTIVE
This study evaluated the utility of Phox2b in paediatric tumours. Previously, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) was the most widely utilised sympathoadrenal marker specific for neural crest tumours with neuronal/neuroendocrine differentiation. However, its sensitivity is insufficient. Recently
There is considerable interest in the role of the TRK family of neuotrophin receptors in regulating growth and differentiation in normal and neoplastic nerve cells. A neuroblastoma is a common pediatric tumor derived from the neural crest, and the majority of favorable neuroblastomas express a high