Histopathologic spectrum of childhood tumours in a Tertiary Hospital: a ten-year review.
Afr Health Sci
; 21(1): 54-59, 2021 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-34394281
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There has been a growing public health burden of childhood tumours in low and middle income countries (LMICs) as the trend in epidemiological transition continues to vary.OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this report is to determine the spectrum of childhood tumours at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.METHODS:
A retrospective review of the histopathology register over the period January 2006 to December 2015.RESULTS:
The total paediatric tumour cases was 248, including 143 (57.7%) females and 105 (42.3%) males, aged 0 - 12 years (mean 6.1 years ± 3.97 SD). The age group 2 - 5 year cohort had the highest prevalence of tumour. The predominant tumour based on tissue of origin was epithelial neoplasms 88 (35.5%), vascular neoplasms 56 (22.6%), neural neoplasm 42 (16.9%), mesenchymal neoplasm 37 (14.9%), germ cell neoplasm 13 (5.2%) and haematopoietic neoplasms 12 (4.8%). Majority of the tumours were benign, 148 (59.7%) and malignant 100 (40.3%). The most predominant benign tumour was haemangioma 33 (13.3%) and predominant malignant tumour was lymphoma 22 (8.9%).CONCLUSION:
Benign tumours remain the commonest neoplasm of children in this hospital-based data. Development and implementation of a tumour registry would provide a more comprehensive information.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Hemangioma
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Linfoma
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Afr Health Sci
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Nigeria