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Table 1 Key demographic and clinical characteristics of 179 patients with localized NB >18 months

From: Complete surgical resection improves outcome in INRG high-risk patients with localized neuroblastoma older than 18 months

Characteristic

No.

%

Sex

 male

86

48.0

 female

93

52.0

Primary tumor site

  

 Neck

4

2.2

 Chest

38

21.2

 Abdomen

47

26.3

 Adrenal

80

44.7

 Pelvis

7

3.9

 combined

3

1.7

MYCN status

 non-amplified

140

78.2

 amplified

36

20.1

 not available

3

1.7

INSS stage

 stage 1

68

38.0

 stage 2

46

25.7

 stage 3

65

36.3

NB97 risk group

 low

96

53.6

 standard

36

20.1

 high

47

26.1

IDRF

 yes

70

39.1

 no

73

40.8

 not available

36

20.1

INRG risk group

 very low

88

49.2

 low

4

2.2

 intermediate

23

12.8

 high

36

20.1

 not available

28

15.6

First operation

 biopsy only

69

38.5

 incomplete resection

13

7.3

 gross total resection

14

7.8

 complete resection

83

46.4

Last operation

 biopsy only

0

0

 incomplete resection

17

9.5

 gross total resection

20

11.2

 complete resection

40

22.3

Best operation

 biopsy only

1

0.6

 incomplete resection

25

14.0

 gross total resection

30

16.8

 complete resection

123

68.7

Chemotherapy

 yes

82

45.8

 no

97

54.2

RT of primary tumor site

 yes

7

3.9

 no

172

96.1

myeloablative Chemo with ASCT

 yes

23

12.8

 no

156

87.2