Abdominal masses in Pediatric age
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Abdominal masses are often incidentally discovered by a parent while bathing the child, palpated unexpectedly on routine physical examination, or detected on abdominal imaging.Aim:
The objective of the present study was to observe intra-abdominal tumors in children less than 12 year. Materials andmethods:
Total 17 intra-abdominal tumors of both sexes under 12 years of age was collected and analyzes to determine the various types of intra-abdominal tumors in relation to age and sex. Study was done for a period of 4 years.Results:
1 to 5 years are more common pediatric age group with tumors in abdomen with 52.7%. Age under 5 years age group with 70.6%. Males are most commonly observed with pediatric tumors with 58.8% of total subjects. Male female ratio is 1.21. Neuroblastoma was the most common tumor constituting 41.18 % of all cases, followed by Wilms’ tumor (23.53%), hepatoblastoma (11.76%), teratoma and granulosa cell tumor (11.76%).Conclusion:
Neuroblastoma was the most common tumor. Most of the tumors were noted in children less than 5 years of age.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Año:
2017
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