If neuroblastoma spreads

Cancer cells can spread from immature nerve cells (neuroblasts) to other parts of the body. This spread is called metastasis.

Understanding how a type of cancer usually grows and spreads helps your child’s healthcare team plan treatment and future care. If neuroblastoma spreads, it can spread to the following:

• lymph nodes
• bone, including bones of the eye socket (called the periorbital bones)
• bone marrow
• liver
• skin
• lung
• brain and spinal cord (called the central nervous system, or CNS)