title: Chemotherapeutic management of epidural neuroblastoma.
abstract: Nine children with neuroblastoma and spinal cord compression were managed initially with chemotherapy induction without laminectomy or radiotherapy. Of the nine children seven are neurologically normal, one has minimal residual deficits, and one remains paraplegic. The excellent results in these children, plus nine patients previously reported, emphasizes the validity of this approach in children with epidural extension of neuroblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy*