[Malignant solid tumors in the first year of life].
The records of all children in Northern Israel under the age of 1 year in whom a malignant solid tumor was diagnosed were analyzed. Between 1973-1990 such tumors were found in 39 boys and 25 girls. The overall annual incidence was 137.1 per million, and the incidence was higher in boys (1.9/1.0), in Jews compared to non-Jews (1.3/1.0), and in Ashkenazic Jews compared to Sephardic Jews (1.2/1.0). Neuroblastoma was the most common (52% of all malignancies), followed by Wilms' tumor (13%), CNS neoplasm (11%), retinoblastoma (8%), soft tissue sarcoma (6%), lymphoma (5%) and all others (6%). The retinoblastomas were all in non-Jews, but Jews had a higher incidence of neuroblastomas. No differences in incidence were observed in other neoplasms.
Pediatric Oncology Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
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D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D007585:Jews; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000453:epidemiology