neuroblastoma
noun
neu·ro·blas·to·ma
ˌnu̇r-ō-bla-ˈstō-mə 
ˌnyu̇r-
plural neuroblastomas also neuroblastomata
ˌnu̇r-ō-bla-ˈstō-mə-tə
ˌnyu̇r-
: a malignant tumor formed of embryonic ganglion cells
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One of her children was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a sometimes-lethal cancer that can form on a child’s nerve cells.
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Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
The day after one daughter, Audrey, took her last medication for Jeavons Syndrome -- an epileptic syndrome, another daughter, Sarah Grace, began displaying symptoms of what would be stage-four brain cancer, a neuroblastoma.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 27 July 2023
Underwood died from neuroblastoma, a tumor that maladapted, said Hinton.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 19 June 2023
The boy died in 2011 after a nine-month battle with neuroblastoma, just a few days short of his fourth birthday.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 May 2023
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Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
The day after one daughter, Audrey, took her last medication for Jeavons Syndrome -- an epileptic syndrome, another daughter, Sarah Grace, began displaying symptoms of what would be stage-four brain cancer, a neuroblastoma.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 27 July 2023
Underwood died from neuroblastoma, a tumor that maladapted, said Hinton.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 19 June 2023
The boy died in 2011 after a nine-month battle with neuroblastoma, just a few days short of his fourth birthday.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 May 2023
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neuroblastoma
noun
neu·ro·blas·to·ma
ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-blas-ˈtō-mə
plural neuroblastomas also neuroblastomata
-mət-ə
: a malignant tumor formed of embryonic ganglion cells
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