Aggressive neuroblastoma is a serious and also rapidly growing form of cancer which mainly affects young children and infants.
Aggressive neuroblastoma cancer is characterized by it's aggressive nature and the potential to also spread rapidly and often requires intensive treatment to manage.
Aggressive neuroblastoma is also known as high risk neuroblastoma.
Neuroblastoma can occur at any age although it's much more likely to be aggressive in older children that are over the age of 12 months to 18 months.
The aggressive neuroblastoma also tends to grow and spread much more quickly than less aggressive forms and it often requires a combination of treatments which includes chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, stem cell transplant and even sometimes immunotherapy.
The aggressive neuroblastoma often spreads to other parts of the body, like the bone marrow, liver, bones, which can make treatment more challenging.
And some aggressive neuroblastomas can also be resistant to standard treatments and without proper treatment, the prognosis for the aggressive neuroblastoma is very poor and has a significant risk of mortality.