Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comparative Study
. 1991 Aug;119(2):237-41.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)80733-4.

Mass screening in Japan increased the detection of infants with neuroblastoma without a decrease in cases in older children

F Bessho  1 , K Hashizume, T Nakajo, S Kamoshita
Affiliations
Comparative Study

Mass screening in Japan increased the detection of infants with neuroblastoma without a decrease in cases in older children

F Bessho et al. J Pediatr. 1991 Aug.

Abstract

Analysis of data from the Kanto-Ko-Shin-Etsu Branch of the Japan Children's Cancer Registry revealed that mass screening for neuroblastoma increased the detection of cases in infants younger than 1 year from about 25% before screening to about 50%, and the percentage of neuroblastomas among all pediatric cancers almost doubled, from approximately 10% to 19.3%. However, when the cases found on screening were subtracted, the numbers after the onset of mass screening were similar to those before screening. It is likely that neuroblastoma mass screening has identified a unique type of tumor, which may not be recognized without mass screening, rather than that it has contributed to the earlier diagnosis of tumors in older children.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

  • Neuroblastoma detected by mass screening: the Tumor Board's role in its treatment.
    Okazaki T, Kohno S, Mimaya J, Hasegawa S, Urushihara N, Yoshida A, Kawano S, Kusafuka J, Horikoshi Y, Takashima Y, Aoki K, Hamazaki M. Okazaki T, et al. Pediatr Surg Int. 2004 Jan;20(1):27-32. doi: 10.1007/s00383-003-1070-x. Epub 2003 Dec 19. Pediatr Surg Int. 2004. PMID: 14689211
  • Neonatal neuroblastoma.
    Moppett J, Haddadin I, Foot AB. Moppett J, et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 1999 Sep;81(2):F134-7. doi: 10.1136/fn.81.2.f134. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 1999. PMID: 10448183 Free PMC article.
  • Alkaptonuria detected by neuroblastoma screening system.
    Sakura N, Kato Y, Hamakawa M, Yamaguchi S. Sakura N, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 1992 May;151(5):388-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02113266. Eur J Pediatr. 1992. PMID: 1396899 No abstract available.
  • Neuroblastoma.
    Shah S, Ravindranath Y. Shah S, et al. Indian J Pediatr. 1998 Sep-Oct;65(5):691-705. doi: 10.1007/BF02731044. Indian J Pediatr. 1998. PMID: 10773924 Review.
  • Is neuroblastoma screening evaluation needed and feasible?
    Estève J, Parker L, Roy P, Herrmann F, Duffy S, Frappaz D, Lasset C, Hill C, Sancho-Garnier H, Michaelis J, et al. Estève J, et al. Br J Cancer. 1995 Jun;71(6):1125-31. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1995.219. Br J Cancer. 1995. PMID: 7779698 Free PMC article. Review.
See all "Cited by" articles

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources