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Other Rare Childhood Cancers

Source: Rare Cancers of Childhood Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: September 27, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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The prognosis, diagnosis, classification, and treatment of other rare childhood cancers are discussed below. These cancers are seen very infrequently in patients younger than 15 years, and most of the evidence is derived from case series.

Other rare childhood cancers include the following:

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Mesothelioma →Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndromes →Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma →Skin Cancer (Melanoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma [BCC], and Squamous Cell Carcinoma [SCC]) →Intraocular (Uveal) Melanoma →Chordoma →Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) Site →

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