The nurse is aware that an abdominal mass found in a 10-month-old infant corresponds with which childhood cancer?

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Neuroblastoma is found exclusively in infants and children.In most cases of neuroblastoma,a primary abdominal mass and protuberant,firm abdomen are present.Osteogenic sarcoma is a bone tumor.Bone tumors typically affect older children.Rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignancy of muscle or striated tissue.It occurs most often in the periorbital area,in the head and neck in younger children,or in the trunk and extremities in older children.Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a neoplasm of lymphoid cells.Painless,enlarged lymph nodes are found in the cervical or axillary region.Abdominal signs and symptoms do not include a mass.

The Nurse Is Aware That an Abdominal Mass Found in a 10-Month-Old