title: [Malignant tumors of the head and neck in children. Part I--review].
abstract: About 27% of malignant tumors in children is located in the head and neck. Besides primary solid tumors, lymph node metastases as well as signs of systemic diseases of the lymphatic tissue are often found in this region. The latter are the most common childhood malignancies. Among primary solid malignant tumors in this region neoplasms of the soft tissues are frequency found. Their prevalence comes next to the tumors of the central nervous system and the orbit. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) represents 50% of cases in this group. Malignant neoplasms originating from epithelial and bone tissue occur rarely in children. The evolution of triple therapy, combining surgery with irradiation and chemotherapy has produced and improvement in prolonged survival rates in these children.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Laryngologii Dzieciecej Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Dzieciecego, Warszawie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mueller-Malesińska
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Guzy złośliwe głowy i szyi u dzieci. Cześć I--Pogladowa.