Laparoscopic approach for abdominal neuroblastoma in Japan: results from nationwide multicenter survey.
Takafumi KawanoRyota SouzakiWataru SumidaTetsuya IshimaruJun FujishiroTomoro HishikiYoshiaki KinoshitaHiroshi KawashimaHiroo UchidaTatsuro TajiriAkihiro YonedaTakaharu OueTatsuo KurodaTsugumichi KoshinagaEiso HiyamaMasaki NioYukihiro InomataTomoaki TaguchiSatoshi IeiriPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)
MIS was performed in limited cases of abdominal NB. A laparoscopic biopsy with careful attention to bleeding is feasible. The resected tumor size was shown to correlate with the patients' height. Tumor size within 6 cm of maximum diameter can be resected safely.