Neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that develops from immature nerve cells (neuroblasts) found in several areas of the body. It most frequently arises from the adrenal medulla or along the paravertebral sympathetic chain. During embryogenesis, neural crest cells migrate from the dorsal neural tube, undergoing epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition before differentiating into components of the sympathetic nervous system and adrenal medulla. A subset of Schwann cell precursors—often referred to as “bridge cells”—can differentiate either into chromaffin cells or into sympathoadrenal neuroblasts, which continue their maturation postnatally.