Monoclonal Antibody 3F8 and Sargramostim in Treating Patients With Neuroblastoma

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of neuroblastoma by histopathology OR bone marrow metastases and high urine catecholamine levels * Disease must meet risk-related treatment guidelines and any of the following International Neuroblastoma Staging System stages: * Stage 4 with (any age) OR without (\> 18 months of age of age) MYCN amplification * MYCN-amplified other than stage 1 * No evidence of disease (i.e., in complete response/remission or very good partial response/remission) OR disease resistant to standard therapy (i.e., incomplete response in bone marrow) * No progressive disease or MIBG-avid soft tissue tumor PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * No existing renal, cardiac, hepatic, neurologic, pulmonary, or gastrointestinal toxicity ≥ grade 3 * No human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA) titer greater than 1,000 Elisa units/mL * No history of allergy to mouse proteins * No active life-threatening infection * Not pregnant * Negative pregnancy test PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified