Behavior of malignant tumors in Hospital Pediátrico de Holguín from 2012 to 2016

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14837360

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childhood cancer, malignant tumors, sarcoma

Abstract

Introduction: childhood cancer is becoming increasingly important in pediatrics, among other reasons, because it is the second leading cause of death for children.

Objective: to describe the behavior of malignant tumors in Hospital Pediátrico Octavio de la Concepción de la Pedraja during the period 2012 -2016.

Method: a descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study on the behavior of malignant tumors conducted at Hospital Pediátrico Octavio de la Concepción de la Pedraja, in Holguín, during the period 2012-2016. The universe was the total number of patients diagnosed with tumors in the Department of Pathological Anatomy during the studied period, and the sample was the total number of those patients diagnosed with malignant tumors.(101)

Results: the incidence of pediatric malignant tumors was 101 patients, from which females prevailed with 52.48%. Non-Hodgkin lymphomas and sarcomas were the malignant diseases that prevailed. The Hemolymphopoietic system was proven to be the most affected with 38% of all the studied diseases. There were a total of 18 deaths in the survival assessment.

Conclusions: the female sex was the most affected and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and sarcomas were the prevailing malignant diseases, in addition to the Hemolymphopoietic system.

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Published

2020-03-13 — Updated on 2020-03-13

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Ruiz Peña LM, Sierra Rodríguez BL, Abreu Sera G, Morales Espósito Z. Behavior of malignant tumors in Hospital Pediátrico de Holguín from 2012 to 2016. Rev. cient. estud. HolCien [Internet]. 2020 Mar. 13 [cited 2025 Jun. 14];1(1):e5. Available from: https://revholcien.sld.cu/index.php/holcien/article/view/5

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