Solid tumors in children.
Solid tumors make up about 30% of all pediatric cancers. The most common types of solid tumors in children include brain tumors, neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Wilms' tumor, and osteosarcoma. This article reviews the etiology and treatment of these diseases, and discusses the differences between adult and pediatric solid tumors.
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, and Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. nkline@bcm.tmc.edu
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D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate