Table 1 SEER database analysis of neuroblastoma patient characteristics between 1973–2010 according to age distribution

Number of patients

3602

181

35

Gender (%)

Male

53%

51%

43%

Female

47%

49%

57%

Race (%)

White

81%

77%

86%

Black

12%

15%

5.7%

Other

7%

8%

8.6%

MCPS (%)

1^ST MCPS

Endocrine including Thymus (42.9%)

Central Nervous System (39%)

Soft tissue including heart (60%)

2^nd MCPS

Soft Tissue including heart (23.6%)

Retroperitonium (17%)

Trachea, mediastinum and respiratory organs (31.4%)

3^rd MCPS

Retroperitonium (12.4%)

Endocrine including Thymus (14%)

Testis (5.7%)

4^TH MCPS

Trachea, Mediastinum and Respiratory Organs (9.5%)

Soft Tissue including heart (7.7%)

Stomach (2.9%)

5 year DSS

46.9%

32.6%

40%