What Is More About Pediatric Head and Neck Malignancies?

Abstract

Objective: Children are not like adults; they should be evaluated separately from adults. H&N tumors are rarely seen in childhood with this age group representing 2-3% of all H&N neoplasms. In this study we aimed to review all pediatric head and neck malignancies among all cases at our institution to determine the most frequent histopathologic type and clinical behavior of cases.Material and Methods: This study was a retrospective descriptive and analytic study. The clinical and histopathological data of a tertiary center patients with H&N malignant tumors who were aged 17 years and below. Results: Among the 23 cases, 9 39% cases were malignant epithelial tumors, 9 39% cases were malignant mesenchymal tumors, and 5 22% cases were diagnosed in the other malignancies group.Conclusion: H&N malignancies are rarely seen in the pediatric population but the overall incidence appears to be increasing. Early diagnosis and proper treatment are also important factors for the prognosis

Keywords

• Head and neck tumors, Malignant, Childhood

Çocukluk Çağı Baş Boyun Maligniteleri Hakkında Daha Fazla Ne Var?

Öz

Amaç: Çocuklar yetişkinler gibi değildir, ayrı değerlendirilmesi gerekir. Baş-boyun tümörleri çocuklarda nadiren görülür ve tüm baş boyun tümörlerinin %2-3’ünü oluşturur.Bu çalışmada enstitümüzdeki tüm pediatrik baş-boyun malignitelerini gözden geçirip en sık görülen histolojik tipleri ve klinik davranışlarını belirlemek amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışma tersiyer bir merkezin 17 yaşa kadar malign baş-boyun tümörlerinin klinik ve histopatolojik verilerinden oluşan retrospektif, tanımlayıcı ve analitik bir araştırmadır.Bulgular: Yirmi üç olgunun 9’u %39 malign epitelyal tümör, 9’u %39 malign mezenkimal tümör ve 5’i %22 diğer malign tümörlerden oluşmaktadır.Sonuç: Baş boyun tümörleri pediatrik popülasyonda nadiren görülmekte ancak genel insidansı artmaktadır. Erken tanı ve uygun tedavi prognoz için önemli bir faktördür

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Baş-boyun tümörleri, Malign, Çocukluk çağı

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