Abstract
Purpose
As central nervous system (CNS) tumors account for second most common childhood malignancies and the first cause of mortality in children with cancer, improving treatment modalities can lead to increase the health care of patients. In this study, we examined the prevalence of childhood brain tumors in patients who referred to MAHAK’s Pediatric Cancer Treatment and Research Center (MPCTRC) for treatment.
Methods
A retrospective review of all children less than 15 years old with a CNS histologically proven tumor, who presented to MPCTRC from April 2007 to April 2010, was performed. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 19 with Kolmogorov–Smirnov and Chi-square tests.
Results
There were 198 (124 boys) children eligible for the study. The majority of the tumors were infratentorial (n = 134), and the rest were supratentorial (n = 60) and spinal (n = 4) cases. The median age was 6.11 ± 3.65 years old. Medulloblastoma (n = 66), low-grade glioma (n = 52), and high-grade glioma (n = 40) were the most common tumors. The mean duration of follow-up was 21 months. At the time of this analysis, there were 105 (53 %) children alive, 82 (41.4 %) deaths, and 11 (5.6 %) lost for follow-up. The survival rate was 51.68 ± 5.22 %.
Conclusions
In contrast of high rate of death in this study, other general characteristics can serve as benchmark for improving our care for children with brain tumors in Iran.
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This study has been supported by MPCTRC. The authors wish to thank the staff in the Department of Medical Record and Department of Oncology and Hematology for their assistance in data generation and collection.
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Mehrvar, A., Faranoush, M., Hedayati Asl, A.A. et al. Childhood central nervous system tumors at MAHAK’s Pediatric Cancer Treatment and Research Center (MPCTRC), Tehran, Iran. Childs Nerv Syst 30, 491–496 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-013-2256-8
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