Pattern of presentation, treatment, and determinants of outcome of pediatric oncology cases at a tertiary institution in Lagos.

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dc.contributor.authorAkinsete, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorAwofeso, O.M.
dc.contributor.authorAkere, Z.A.
dc.contributor.authorAkinsulie, A.A.
dc.contributor.authorTemiye, E. O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-10T13:18:32Z
dc.date.available2019-12-10T13:18:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Cancers in children are increasing all over the globe, however, the outcome in LMICs is still quite poor due to a myriad of factors. Aim: This review focused on pattern of admissions in a pediatric oncology unit in Lagos, Nigeria and the determinants of outcome. Settings and Design: This was a retrospective descriptive study at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital from January 2015 to July 2017. Common treatment protocols like UKALL, NWTSG etc are adapted for use in the unit. Data Analysis: This was done using SPSS version 22. Results: A total of 178 children were seen at the oncology unit with a slight male preponderance of 1.4:1. The most common malignancy seen was acute lymphoblastic leukemia (20.8%) while retinoblastoma was the commonest solid tumor (19.6%). Mortality rate observed in the period under review was 45% and a large number of patients (22%) abandoned treatment. Conclusion: The management of childhood cancers is still a big challenge in resource constrained settings and a robust health insurance policy will improve outcomesen_US
dc.identifier.citationAkinsete AM, Awofeso OM, Akere ZA, Akinsulie AO, Temiye EA. Pattern of presentation, treatment, and determinants of outcome of pediatric oncology cases at a tertiary institution in Lagos. Journal of Clinical Sciences. 2018 October; 15(3):136-9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7063
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMedKnowen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Clinical Sciences;Vol.15(3)
dc.subjectpediatric oncology determinants outcome presentationen_US
dc.subjectPediatricen_US
dc.subjectOncology determinants outcome presentationen_US
dc.subjectCanceren_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titlePattern of presentation, treatment, and determinants of outcome of pediatric oncology cases at a tertiary institution in Lagos.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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