Table 2.
Diagnostic characteristics of NB patients.
| Patient number | Age | Stage | Subtype§ | MYCNβ | 1qDelγ | Diagnostic categoryδ | Differentiation gradeε | Histological classificationθ | Tumor sideλ | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16y 9m | 1 | GN | un | un | SD | M | fav. | A | alive |
| 2 | 7y | 1 | GN | un | un | SD | M | fav. | EA | alive |
| 3 | 3y 4m | 3 | GN | un | un | SD | M | fav. | EA | alive |
| 4 | 7y 2m | 1 | GNBL | un | un | SR | / | / | M | alive |
| 5 | 1y 6m | 1 | NB | no | no | SP | SD | fav. | A | alive |
| 6 | 3m | 1 | NB | no | no | SP | SD | fav. | A | alive |
| 7 | 8m | 1 | NB | no | no | SP | SD | fav. | EA | alive |
| 8 | 16y 8m | 2 | NB | no | imb. | SP | SD | unf. | EA | alive |
| 9 | 1y 8m | 4 | NB | yes | imb. | SP | SD | fav. | EA | dead |
| 10 | 1y 4m | 4 | NB | gain | no | SP | SD | unf. | A | alive |
| 11 | 3y 11m | 4 | NB | yes | no | SP | SD | unf. | EA | alive |
| 12 | 4m | 4s | NB | no | no | SP | SD | fav. | A | alive |
§
GN: ganglioneuroma; GNBL: ganglioneuroblastoma; NB: neuroblastoma.
β
γ
un: undetectable; no: no-amplified; yes: amplified; imb.: imbalance.
δ
SD: stroma dominant; SR: stroma reach; SP: stroma poor.
ε
M: maturing; SD: scarcely differentiated.
θ
fav.: favorable; unf: unfavorable.
λ
A: adrenal; EA: extra-adrenal; M: mediastinal mass.