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What is the definition of Neural Crest Tumor?
Neural crest tumors are various tumors arising from neural crest cells which travel through the body. Neural crest tumors fall into four categories that are determined by their cell lineage: 1) sympathetic-adrenal tumors (pheochromocytoma, paraganglioma, and peripheral neuroblastic tumors (pNTS), including ganglioneuroblastoma and ganglioneuroma); Schwann cell tumors (benign nerve sheath tumors, neurofibroma, schwannoma, and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors; melanocytic tumors (melanoma); and multiple lineage tumor syndromes (MEN; parathyroid adenomas, endocrine tumors of the gastroenteropancreatic tract and pituitary adenomas, medullary thyroid cancer, and diffuse gastrointestinal ganglioneuromatosis.
What are the symptoms of Neural Crest Tumor?
The symptoms of neural cell tumors depend on the type and location.
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What are the different types of Neural Crest Tumor?
What are the current treatments for Neural Crest Tumor?
Treatment for neural crest tumors depends on the type and location and may include chemotherapy, radiotherapy, newer targeted therapies, and surgery.
Who are the top Neural Crest Tumor Local Doctors?
Rebecca A. Harrison
Advanced in Neural Crest Tumor
Advanced in Neural Crest Tumor
1400 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 431, 
Houston, TX 
Languages Spoken:
English

Rebecca Harrison is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Harrison is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neural Crest Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Brain Tumor, and Adenoidectomy.

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Advanced in Neural Crest Tumor

Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

521 Parnassus Ave, 
San Francisco, CA 
Languages Spoken:
English
Offers Telehealth

John De Groot is a Neurologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. De Groot is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neural Crest Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

 
 
 
 
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Radiology | Radiation Oncology
Advanced in Neural Crest Tumor
Radiology | Radiation Oncology

University Of Penn-Medical Group

3400 Civic Ctr Blvd, 
Philadelphia, PA 
Languages Spoken:
English

Robert Lustig is a Radiologist and a Radiation Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lustig is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neural Crest Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.

What are the latest Neural Crest Tumor Clinical Trials?
Neurocognitive Outcome as a Metric for Evaluating Therapeutic Intervention and Treatment Mechanisms in Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS): A Multi-Site Study Using The NIH Toolbox

Summary: Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare disorder of autonomic and respiratory regulation that frequently alters oxygen delivery to the brain. In CCHS, neurocognitive function has been of great concern because of the potential for repeated hypoxemia and hypercarbia in activities of daily living in addition to hypoventilation with related hypoxemia and hypercarbia during sleep. ...

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