A cross-sectional study of the distribution of pediatric solid tumors at an Indian tertiary cancer centre

Authors

  • Monali Madhukar Patole Department of Pediatric Surgery, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20194728

Keywords:

Cancer, Cancer epidemiology, Childhood developing countries, Pediatric solid tumours, Tumour registries, Tumour subtypes

Abstract

Background: Pediatric solid tumors include a heterogeneous group of tumors, and the burden of these tumors, especially from resource-challenged countries, is not well described. The aim of this study was to describe the distribution of solid tumors in children in an Indian tertiary cancer center.

Methods: All patients under 12 years of age with histologically confirmed tumors presenting at a tertiary cancer center from January 2014 to January 2019 were identified from the hospital database. Patients with lymphomas, bone, and central nervous tumors were excluded. The demographic profile including age, sex distribution, and the treatment received were recorded for all patients.

 Results: The mean age of the eligible 153 patients was 5.7 years with majority (57.3%) in the 0-5 years age group. The male-to-female ratio was 1.6:1 with a male predominance in all tumors except germ cell tumors. Renal tumors were the most common tumors followed by neuroblastoma and soft tissue sarcoma, whereas germ cell and gonadal tumors formed only 8.49% of all tumors.

Conclusions: Extracranial and extraosseous pediatric solid tumors include a wide range of tumors with a predilection for male sex and children below 4 years of age. Wilms tumors, neuroblastoma, and soft tissue sarcomas tumors are the most common tumors.

Author Biography

Monali Madhukar Patole, Department of Pediatric Surgery, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Consultant department of pediatric surgery

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2019-10-21

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