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Retinoblastoma is a rare cancer of the retina of the eye. The retina is in the back of the eye. It’s the part of the eye that receives light. Retinoblastoma is the most common tumor affecting the eye in children. It almost always occurs in ...

What is CDH? Causes of CDH Diagnosing CDH Treatment of CDH What is Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)? Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) occurs when the thin muscle that separates the lungs from the abdomen fails to close. This hole in the diaphragm muscle allows the abdominal ...

Neuroblastoma is a cancerous tumor. It grows in nerve tissue of babies and young children. The cancer cells grow in young nerve cells of a baby growing in the womb. These cells are called neuroblasts. It’s is the most common cancer in babies under age ...

Hirschsprung disease is a serious birth defect where nerve cells are completely missing from the end of the bowel. Normally, the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon have about 500 million nerve cells (i.e. neurons) that control almost everything the gut does. ...

Skin cancer is a type of cancer that grows in the cells of the skin. It can spread to and damage nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body. Skin cancer is very rare in children. ...