Retrospective analysis of childhood cancer of the head and neck Çocukluk çaǧi malign baş-boyun tümörlerinin Retrospektif incelenmesi


Özfindik M., Elli M., Dağdemir A.

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (Turkey), vol.28, no.2, pp.49-54, 2011 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (Turkey)
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.49-54
  • Keywords: Childhood, Ephitelial tumors, Head-neck tumors, Lymphoma, Soft tisue sarcoma
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The head and neck is a region that different and several neoplasms are established. Five to ten percent of primary childhood tumors are located on head and neck. In about 25% of childhood tumors, complaints or physical findings, dealing with head-neck involvement are found. In this retrospective study we investigated the children with primary head-neck tumors followed by Pediatric Oncology Department. Among 100 patients, 73 (73%) had lymphoreticular tumors, 8 (8%) had softtisuc sarcomas, 18 (18%) had ephitelial tumors, and only one (1%) had bone tumor. © 2011 OMUAIl rights reserved.