Definition of neuroblastoma in English:
neuroblastoma
noun ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)blaˈstəʊməˌn(j)ʊroʊblæˈstoʊmə
mass nounMedicine A malignant tumour composed of neuroblasts, most commonly in the adrenal gland.
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately half of infants and about two-thirds of children with neuroblastoma have tumor beyond the primary site at presentation.
- They were introduced for disorders where higher doses of conventional chemotherapy might be expected to eradicate the disease such as neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Hodgkin's disease in second remission.
- The study group is now collaborating across Europe in trials for Wilms's tumour, Ewing's sarcoma, hepatoblastoma, and neuroblastoma.
- Less likely is neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and teratoma which would be more heterogenous when this size.
- Small cell carcinomas are mainly misdiagnosed as other small round cell tumors (eg, neuroblastoma, Ewing sarcoma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, lymphoma).
Definition of neuroblastoma in US English:
neuroblastoma
nounˌn(j)ʊroʊblæˈstoʊməˌn(y)o͝orōblaˈstōmə
Medicine A malignant tumor composed of neuroblasts, most commonly in the adrenal gland.
Example sentencesExamples
- Less likely is neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and teratoma which would be more heterogenous when this size.
- Small cell carcinomas are mainly misdiagnosed as other small round cell tumors (eg, neuroblastoma, Ewing sarcoma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, lymphoma).
- They were introduced for disorders where higher doses of conventional chemotherapy might be expected to eradicate the disease such as neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Hodgkin's disease in second remission.
- Unfortunately half of infants and about two-thirds of children with neuroblastoma have tumor beyond the primary site at presentation.
- The study group is now collaborating across Europe in trials for Wilms's tumour, Ewing's sarcoma, hepatoblastoma, and neuroblastoma.