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Radiation therapy

Source: Neuroblastoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: April 28, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Treatment of INSS Stage 4S and INRG Stage MS Neuroblastoma / Treatment Options for Stage 4S/MS Neuroblastoma

In rare cases of marked hepatomegaly in symptomatic MS (4S) infants with neuroblastoma who were unresponsive to chemotherapy, very low-dose radiation therapy has been used. In a series of 41 symptomatic infants with MS disease, radiation therapy was administered to five infants, three of whom died.[9]

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