PEDIATRIC CANCER - THE NG-FAISAL-SPECIALIST-HOSPITAL-AND-RESERARCH-CENTER EXPERIENCE

Authors
ALNASSER AA ALSUDAIRY RM SOLH H TE OB MICHELSHARPER DK SABBAH R EZZAT A
Citation
Aa. Alnasser et al., PEDIATRIC CANCER - THE NG-FAISAL-SPECIALIST-HOSPITAL-AND-RESERARCH-CENTER EXPERIENCE, Annals of saudi medicine, 16(5), 1996, pp. 530-533
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Annals of saudi medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02564947
Volume
16
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
530 - 533
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-4947(1996)16:5<530:PC-TN>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Between January 1976 and December 1993, a total of 3291 children with cancer were treated at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Ce ntre (KFSH&RC). Males accounted for 60.7% and females 39.3%, with a ra tio of 1.5:1. The peak age was two to five. The three most common mali gnancies were leukemias (26.2%), lymphomas (21.3%), and central nervou s system (CNS) tumors (15.3%). This report presents some of the epidem iologic data related to the largest number of children with malignancy treated in a single institution in Saudi Arabia.