Demographic and Clinical Profile of Cases of Hematological Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

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https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2022v68n2.2356

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hematologic neoplasms, demography, mortality, child, adolescent

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Introduction: Hematological cancers are important causes of death in childhood and adolescence. Objective: To design the demographic and clinical profile of cases of hematological cancer reported for children and adolescents in a referral hospital in the city of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. Method: A retrospective observational study with secondary data collected from medical records of bone marrow tumor cases in patients aged up to 19 years registered in a public referral hospital for cancer treatment from 2005 to 2015. Patient’s profile was collected in addition to follow-up data. The chi-square and Fisher’s exact test were used in the statistical analysis. The significance level was 5% (p<0.05). Results: Cases of death were higher in patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Most patients with lymphoid leukemia were males aged up to 5 years, and the frequency of death in patients with lymphoid leukemia was lower in confirmed cases of type B lymphoblastic precursor cell leukemia when compared to the other categories. Conclusion: The findings suggest that most patients aged up to 19 years diagnosed with lymphoid leukemia were males and aged up to 5 years old.

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2022-06-22

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Araújo LGL, Rodrigues VP, Silva MML, Azevedo GCA, Monteiro P de M, Ferreira JMS, Sousa HM de. Demographic and Clinical Profile of Cases of Hematological Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents. Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 22 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];68(2):e-242356. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/2356

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