Table 1.

Patient characteristics by stage of disease.

	Adult (%)	Pediatric (%)
Stage: L1	57 (48)	24 (22%)
Median age (range)	48 (18–77)	5.5 (3–15)
Histology
Ganglioneuroblastoma	6 (11)	6 (25)
Neuroblastoma	51 (89)	18 (75)
Primary location
Bones, skeletal system	1 (2)	1 (4)
Central nervous system	1 (2)	1 (4)
Chest cavity viscera	2 (4)	4 (17)
Head and neck	46 (81)	3 (12)
Soft tissue	2 (4)	8 (33)
Urinary tract	5 (9)	7 (29)
Stage: L2	44 (37)	12 (11)
Median age (range)	51.5 (20–81)	5.5 (3–10)
Histology
Ganglioneuroblastoma	2 (5)	3 (25)
Neuroblastoma	42 (95)	9 (75)
Primary location
Central nervous system	3 (7)	2 (17)
Chest cavity viscera	2 (5)	1 (8)
Head and neck	32 (73)	1 (8)
Soft tissue	3 (7)	5 (42)
Urinary tract	4 (9)	3 (25)
Stage: M	17 (14)	74 (67)
Median age (range)	29 (19–75)	5 (3–16)
Histology
Ganglioneuroblastoma	1 (16)	4 (5)
Neuroblastoma	16 (94)	70 (95)
Primary location
Abdominal cavity viscera	2 (12)	1 (1)
Central nervous system	0	1 (1)
Chest cavity viscera	1 (6)	5 (7)
Male genital system	1 (6)	0
Head and neck	4 (24)	2 (3)
Metastatic cancer	1 (6)	1 (1)
Soft tissue	4 (24)	25 (34)
Genitourinary tract∗	4 (24)	39 (53)

*Includes adrenal primary.