Pediatric cancers in Bihar: A retrospective tertiary cancer center study

Avinash Pandey; Anjana Singh; Vijendra Kumar; Jayant Prakash; Ritesh Ranu; Vinit Thakur; Anand Kumar Gupta; Shivkant Singh

doi:10.4103/sajc.sajc_48_19

South Asian Journal of Cancer, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2020; 09(01): 53-55
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_48_19

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Pediatric and Adolescent Cancers

Pediatric cancers in Bihar: A retrospective tertiary cancer center study

Avinash Pandey

Department of Medical Oncology, State Cancer Institute, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar

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Anjana Singh

Department of Medical Oncology, State Cancer Institute, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar

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Vijendra Kumar

Department of Paediatric Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar

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Jayant Prakash

Department of Paediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar

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Ritesh Ranu

Department of Orthopaedics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar

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Vinit Thakur

Department of Paediatric Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar

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Anand Kumar Gupta

Department of Paediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar

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Shivkant Singh

Department of Medical Oncology, State Cancer Institute, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar

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Abstract

Background: There is lack of information regarding pattern of distribution of pediatric cancers in Bihar. Aim: The aim of this study is to identify the pattern of distribution of pediatric cancers. Objectives: To analyze demographic data, type, and pattern of pediatric cancers in Bihar by retrospective clinical audit. Materials and Methods: All individual consecutive patients between ages 0 and 18 years registered in the Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology from January 1, 2018 till December 31, 2018, were enrolled in this study. Data pertaining to age, sex, and type of cancer were retrieved from clinical database by retrospective audit and stratified into hematolymphoid and solid pediatric cancer cohorts. Frequency distribution and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data using SPSS version 17.0. Results: A total of 247 pediatric cancers were registered, of which 142/247 (57%) and 15/247 (43%) were pediatric hematolymphoid and solid cancers, respectively. The median age was 9 years, while male-to-female ratio was 2.26. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), 76/247 (31%) was the most common pediatric cancer overall. Hodgkin's lymphoma, 27/142 (19%) was the second most common hematolymphoid malignancy, after ALL was 76/142 (54%). Among solid tumors, Wilms' tumor was the most common, 28/105 (27%) followed by Ewing's sarcoma, 16/105 (15%), and germ cell tumor, 15/105 (14%). Central nervous system malignancies were among the least common solid tumor cancers, 3/105 (3%). Conclusion: ALL and Hodgkin's lymphoma are the most common pediatric cancers. Among solid malignancies, Wilms tumor, Ewing's sarcoma, and Germ cell tumor are predominant.

Key words

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia - Bihar - childhood - pediatric cancer

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