TY - JOUR
T1 - Malignant tumours in Omani children
AU - Al Lamki, Z.
AU - Elbanna, N.
AU - Unnikrishnan, M.
AU - Saha, A.
AU - Seif Elbualy, M.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - In an effort to understand better the epidemiology of childhood cancer in Oman, a retrospective review of hospital-based biopsy-proven malignant tumours was undertaken. A total of 313 cases of malignant diseases in children between the ages of 0 and 12 years were diagnosed in Oman during the 5-year period from January 1988 to December 1992, inclusive. Leukaemias were the most commonly occurring malignancies (32.3%), followed by lymphomas (29%) and brain tumours (11.2%). The male:female ratio was 1.3:1. The commonest presenting age group was 2 years, the majority of which were leukaemias and lymphomas. Differences and similarities between Omani data and those from other countries are discussed.
AB - In an effort to understand better the epidemiology of childhood cancer in Oman, a retrospective review of hospital-based biopsy-proven malignant tumours was undertaken. A total of 313 cases of malignant diseases in children between the ages of 0 and 12 years were diagnosed in Oman during the 5-year period from January 1988 to December 1992, inclusive. Leukaemias were the most commonly occurring malignancies (32.3%), followed by lymphomas (29%) and brain tumours (11.2%). The male:female ratio was 1.3:1. The commonest presenting age group was 2 years, the majority of which were leukaemias and lymphomas. Differences and similarities between Omani data and those from other countries are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/02724936.1994.11747735
DO - 10.1080/02724936.1994.11747735
M3 - Article
C2 - 7880094
AN - SCOPUS:0028568604
SN - 0272-4936
VL - 14
SP - 315
EP - 320
JO - Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
JF - Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
IS - 4
ER -