A nurse recalls that the most frequent location of a neuroblastoma is the:
a. retroperitoneal region.
b. mediastinum.
c. cervical ganglion.
d. lung.
ANS: A
65% of neuroblastomas occur in the retroperitoneal region. 15% of neuroblastomas occur in the mediastinum. 4% of neuroblastomas occur in the cervical ganglion. Neuroblastomas do not occur in the lung.
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