Low Risk

Intermediate Risk

High Risk

p value

n

%

n

%

n

%

Gender

Female

1

5.0

10

50.0

9

45.0

>0.05 (NS)

Male

7

31.8

7

31.8

8

36.4

Age (yr)

<1 yr

7

43.8

9

56.3

0

.0

<0.05 (Sig)

≥1 yr

1

3.8

8

30.8

17

65.4

Median (min, max)

4.0 (0, 15)

11.0 (2, 91)

26.0 (14, 75)

<0.05 (Sig)

Tumor location

Mediastinum

0

0

1

50.0

1

50.0

>0.05 (NS)

Retroperitoneal

1

11.1

5

55.6

3

33.3

Adrenal

7

26.9

6

23.1

13

50.0

Liver

0

0

2

100.0

0

.0

Paravertebral

0

0

3

100.0

0

.0

Diagnosis

Ganglioneuroma

0

0

2

100.0

0

.0

>0.05 (NS)

Ganglioneuroblastoma

0

0

4

66.7

2

33.3

Neuroblastoma

8

23.5

11

32.4

15

44.1

LDH Grade

Not done

1

100.0

0

0

0

0

<0.05 (Sig)

>1*Normal

7

38.9

8

44.4

3

16.7

>2*Normal

0

0

5

83.3

1

16.7

>3*Normal

0

0

2

66.7

1

33.3

>4*Normal

0

0

1

100.0

0

0

>5*Normal

0

0

1

7.7

12

92.3

Median (min, max)

315.0

(272, 446)

480.0

(269, 7666)

1452.0

(315, 5963)

<0.05 (Sig)

Urine catecholamines

Negative

1

9.1

5

45.5

5

45.5

>0.05 (NS)

Positive

5

21.7

10

43.5

8

34.8

Not done

2

25.0

2

25.0

4

50.0

Extent of surgery

Biopsy

1

8.3

7

58.3

4

33.3

>0.05 (NS)

Gross Total Resection

7

29.2

7

29.2

10

41.7

Partial Resection

0

0

3

60.0

2

40.0

Not done

0

0

0

0

1

100.0

ASCT

Yes

0

0

1

8.3

11

91.7

<0.05 (Sig)

No

8

29.6

16

59.3

3

11.1

Not done

0

0

0

0

3

100.0

Spinal Involvement

Yes

0

0

4

100.0

0

.0

<0.05 (Sig)

No

8

21.1

13

34.2

17

44.7

Metaiodobenzyl-guanidine

(mIBG) scan

Negative

3

60.0

2

40.0

0

.0

>0.05 (NS)

Positive

5

13.9

14

38.9

17

47.2

Not done

0

0

1

100.0

0

0