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We assessed 5-year overall survival (OS) rates based on disease presentation and treatment regimens, using Kaplan\u2013Meier curves and Cox proportional regression. Among 144 cases identified, 45.9% were female, with a median age of 2 years (interquartile range 1\u20133). In all, 62.5% of tumors originated from the lung, and 10.4% from the pleura. Moreover, 6.9% were bilateral, and the median tumor size was 8.9 cm, with 4.2% presenting with metastases. The 5-year OS rate was 79.6%, with no significant change over time (2004\u20132009, 77.6%; 2010\u20132014, 90.8%; 2015\u20132019, OS 75.3%; p = 0.08). In all, 5.6% received CTx alone, 31.3% surgery alone, 45.8% surgery\/CTx, and 17.4% surgery\/CTx\/RTx. The OS rates were comparable between the surgery\/CTx\/RTx (80.0%) and surgery\/CTx (76.5%) groups (adjusted Hazard Ratio, 1.72; 95% CI, 0.57\u20135.19; p = 0.34). 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