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Head and neck malignancies in children: An age‐incidence study
Author(s) -
Robinson Lee D.,
Rightmire Joann,
Smith Richard J. H.,
Torpy Janet M.,
Fernbach Donald J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198801000-00003
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyosarcoma , incidence (geometry) , lymphoma , head and neck , sarcoma , neuroblastoma , pediatrics , pathology , surgery , biology , genetics , cell culture , physics , optics
One hundred forty‐seven (147) children under 18 years have been treated for head and neck malignancies at Texas Children's Hospital from 1970 to 1985 and form the data base for this study. In order of frequency, the most common tumors were lymphoma, Langerhans' histiocytosis (LH), rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, and other soft‐tissue sarcoma. Children under 2 were most likely to have LH; those from 3 to 5, LH or lymphoma; and those over 5, lymphoma.