NEUROBLASTOMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neuroblastoma mean? 

• NEUROBLASTOMA (noun)
  The noun NEUROBLASTOMA has 1 sense:

1. malignant tumor containing embryonic nerve cells; usually metastasizes quickly

  Familiarity information: NEUROBLASTOMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEUROBLASTOMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Malignant tumor containing embryonic nerve cells; usually metastasizes quickly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("neuroblastoma" is a kind of...):

malignant neoplasm; malignant tumor; metastatic tumor (a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body)

 Context examples 

A neuroblastoma arising from the peripheral nervous system.

(Peripheral Neuroblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of neuroblastoma.

(MIR184 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of neuroblastoma.

(MIR184 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

GD2 is overexpressed in melanoma, neuroblastoma, soft tissue sarcoma, and small cell carcinoma of the lung.

(Monoclonal Antibody GD2 Anti-Idiotype Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A cancer vaccine consisting of allogeneic neuroblastoma tumor cells have been genetically modified to secrete the human cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) and the human chemokine lymphotactin (Lptn) with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activities.

(IL-2/Lptn Gene-Modified Allogeneic Neuroblastoma Tumor Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

The HMGA2 gene is overexpressed in several types of cancer such as neuroblastomas and pituitary adenomas.

(HMGA2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Due to its high level of expression in neuroblastoma, GD2 has the potential to be used as a component of anti-neuroblastoma vaccines, in addition to being used in polyvalent anti-melanoma vaccines.

(Ganglioside GD2, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, benign (olfactory neurocytoma) or malignant (olfactory neuroblastoma) neuroectodermal tumor originating from olfactory receptor cells in the nasal cavity.

(Olfactory Neurogenic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

The disialoganglioside GD2 is a tumor-associated antigen expressed on the surface of several cancers, including neuroblastoma medulloblastomas, astrocytomas, melanomas, small-cell lung cancer, osteosarcomas, and other soft tissue sarcomas.

(GD2-KLH Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A clinicopathological staging system for neuroblastoma, which places emphasis on the presence or absence of regional lymph node involvement by tumor.

(Pediatric Oncology Group Neuroblastoma Staging System, NCI Thesaurus)