A Clinicopathological Study of Spectrum of Pediatric Malignancies in North India Region
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 11
Abstract
Background: Childhood cancers constitute less than 1 % of all cases of cancer. However, inspite of being rare they have provided insights into the epidemiology, genetics , etiology and treatment of pediatric malignancies .The aim of this study is to understand the burden of childhood malignancies in our region, along with morphological & Clinicopathological correlation Material & Methods: This study was performed on the patients of the age group 0-14 years, during a period of 3 years (2011-2014). Result: A total 120 malignancies were studied in the range of 0 month- 14 years with 70 boys (58%) and 50 girls (42 %). In general the malignancies were common in males than females. the male : Female Ratio of childhood malignancies was 1.4:1 Haematological malignancies were the commonest constituting 28.33 % each, followed by bone tumor and retinoblastoma 11.66% each, where as spindle cell neoplasm being 8.33 %, CNS tumor & Wilm’s tumor 5.0% each.
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Dr Manish Kumar Singhal
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