Solid malignancies during the first year of life: A 20-year review at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Solid malignancies during the first year of life: A 20-year review at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Background. Among paediatric tumours, two groups stand out: neonatal and infantile tumours, which respectively represent 2% and 10% of paediatric tumours. The distribution of tumours in these age groups is different from that in older children. Objectives. Descriptive analysis of a cohort of patient...

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Veröffentlicht in:SAMJ: South African Medical Journal 2022-06, Vol.112 (6), p.418-425
Hauptverfasser: Jauquier, N, English, N, Davidson, A, Cox, S G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Developing countries
Diagnosis
Health aspects
Health Care Sciences & Services
Health Policy & Services
Medical Ethics
Medicine, General & Internal
Medicine, Legal
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Pediatric research
Statistics
Tumors in children
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Zusammenfassung:Background. Among paediatric tumours, two groups stand out: neonatal and infantile tumours, which respectively represent 2% and 10% of paediatric tumours. The distribution of tumours in these age groups is different from that in older children. Objectives. Descriptive analysis of a cohort of patients treated for a solid malignancy at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH), Cape Town, South Africa. Methods. A 20-year retrospective case series review of patients aged
ISSN:0256-9574
2078-5135
2078-5135
DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i6.15823