We would like to thank Dr Heij for his comments concerning our recent report.
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Understanding the volume-outcome relationship in neuroblastoma (NBL) and Wilms tumor
(WT) is critical for providing children with malignant disease the best possible outcome.
To this end, our group has published multiple population-based examinations of pediatric
patients with malignant neoplasms.
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We entirely agree that confirmatory studies are needed to define the observations
we have made to date; however, we respectfully disagree with the assumptions and conclusions
made by Heij in his letter to the editor.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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