Keywords
leukemia
lymphoma
solid tumors
iron deficiency
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Abstract
Anemia is a common finding
and variable etiology in children, especially in
developing countries like Colombia, where the
nutritional deficiency as the main causal factor
of this sign adds. In children with cancer, anemia manifested by pallor, particularly related
to hematolymphoid tumors. Aim: To determine how often anemia in children found cancer
diagnosis treated at the Centro Javeriano de
Oncologia (CJO). Materials and Methods: A
retrospective descriptive study, between January
2008 and January 2014. Data such as age, sex,
diagnosis, and hemoglobin level were collected.
Records in which these variables were not excluded. The information obtained was analyzed
using frequencies. The results were compared
with those reported in the literature according
to the methodology used. Results: In the CJO,
the main pediatric cancer population was male,
in which affected greater proportion of solid tumors compared with hematolymphoid documented. 21% of patients with leukemia or lymphoma
admitted with levels below the mean for age and
sex, compared with 73.9% of patients with solid
tumors hemoglobin. Conclusion: Anemia was a
rare finding in children with tumors hematolymphoid observed a marked increase when treated
solid tumors. The appearance of this sign is variable and the data can be modified taking into
account factors such as gender, age at diagnosis
of cancer pathology, as well as the type and location of the tumor.
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