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Oncology
Pediatric Solid Tumors
Term | Definition |
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Treatment of Ependymomas | Surgery followed by radiation therapy (V/D pg. 192) |
Most common orbital malignancy | Rhabdomyosarcoma (W/L pg. 905) |
Most common intraocular malignant lesion | Retinoblastoma (W/L pg. 901) |
Common site of origin for neuroblastoma | Adrenal glands (W/L pg. 902) |
Cancer of the kidneys that most commonly affects children aged 3 and 4 | Wilm’s Tumor (W/L pg. 903) |
Treatment techniques that are used for all patients with rhabdomyosarcoma | Surgery and chemotherapy (Mosbys pg. 228) |
Pediatric CNS tumor with high propensity to spread via CSF | Medulloblastoma (V/D pg. 184) |
Arising in nonosseous portion (medullary canal) of bone and occasionally in soft tissues, this cancer primarily occurs in large, long bones and bones in the pelvis | Ewing Sarcoma (Mosbys pg. 229) |
Most common malignancy in children | Acute Leukemia- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia accounts for 80% of all childhood leukemias (V/D pg. 176) |
Pediatric CNS tumor arising from linings in the ventricular (most commonly 4th ventricle) system and spinal canal | Infratentorial Ependymomas (V/D pg. 190) |