title: [Solid tumors in children].
abstract: A quarter of cancers diagnosed in those under 18 years of age are leukemias, another quarter being tumors of the central nervous system. The remaining cancers are solid tumors occurring elswehere in the body, most commonly lymphomas, soft tissue and bone sarcomas, neuroblastomas and Wilms tumors. In almost all cases, the treatment of these solid tumors consists of combinations of surgery, cytotoxic drugs and radiotherapy. Although the prognoses have improved, they exhibit variation even within tumor groups. New targeted therapies are being developed, but for the time being they do not have any significant role.
authors.affiliation: TAYS, lastenklinikka.
authors.forename: Olli
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lohi
authors.forename: Kirsi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jahnukainen
authors.forename: Pasi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huttunen
authors.forename: Mervi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taskinen
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taskinen
authors.forename: Mikko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pakarinen
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koivusalo
authors.forename: Risto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rintala
authors.forename: Jukka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kanerva
authors.forename: Marika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grönroos
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heikinheimo
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vettenranta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000628:therapy