Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the etiology, treatment and prognosis of the malignant skin tumors in children. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION: Although malignant skin tumors are rare in childhood, the prognosis is relatively better than it is for adults. Malignant melanoma was the most frequent tumor. Forty-three per cent of our patients had an underlying defect in their immune barriers which is thought to be responsible for the development of their malignancies.
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Authors | Ali Varan, Aytaç Gököz, Canan Akyüz, Tezer Kutluk, Bilgehan Yalçin, Yavuz Köksal, Münevver Büyükpamukçu |
Journal | Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society
(Pediatr Int)
Vol. 47
Issue 6
Pg. 653-7
(Dec 2005)
ISSN: 1328-8067 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 16354219
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
(etiology, mortality, therapy)
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
(etiology, mortality, therapy)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Lymphoma
(etiology, mortality, therapy)
- Male
- Melanoma
(etiology, mortality, therapy)
- Retrospective Studies
- Sarcoma, Kaposi
(etiology, mortality, therapy)
- Skin Neoplasms
(etiology, mortality, therapy)
- Survival Rate
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