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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?

Common conditions include: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2, Neuroblastoma, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Schwannomatosis

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?
Elite in Neural Crest Tumor
Simon Keane
Elite in Neural Crest Tumor
Simon Keane
Goeteborg, O, SE 

Simon Keane practices in Goeteborg, Sweden. Keane and is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Neural Crest Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Neural Crest Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

Distinguished in Neural Crest Tumor
Dr. Henry S. Friedman
Neurosurgery | Hematology Oncology | Hematology
Distinguished in Neural Crest Tumor
Dr. Henry S. Friedman
Neurosurgery | Hematology Oncology | Hematology

Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc

40 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 
919-684-8111
Languages Spoken:
English
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Henry Friedman is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Hematologist Oncology provider in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Friedman and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neural Crest Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Friedman is currently accepting new patients.

 
 
 
 
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Advanced in Neural Crest Tumor
Dr. Rebecca A. Harrison
Neurology
Advanced in Neural Crest Tumor
Dr. Rebecca A. Harrison
Neurology
1400 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 431, 
Houston, TX 
832-640-5463
Languages Spoken:
English
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Rebecca Harrison is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Harrison and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neural Crest Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.

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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
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
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: August 09, 2024
Intervention Type: Other

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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