Rodríguez L, González-Llano O, Mancias C, Pompa T, González G, Sandoval A, Palafox MT, Támez L, Tovar C, Gómez-Almaguer D

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Background: Acute leukemias account for about 30% of malignant neoplasms in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) being the most common cancer in this age group. Knowledge of the epidemiology and classification of leukemia in our country will allow us to to develop programs focus on diagnosis, treatment and research with high accuracy, however, information is scarce and this effect is regional at best.
Patients and method: The information of the incidence of acute leukemia in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, was obtained from five pediatric hematology services.
Results: The rate of acute leukemia in general was 36.46 per million children. ALL was the most frequent with 387 cases and of AML were 50 cases.
Conclusions: The reported incidence is similar to that reported in other countries in the case of ALL, however, is slightly below the AML. Cancer incidence can not be generalized to the rest of the country, because significant population differences between the various regions. Additional information regarding the details of the diagnosis, including the immunophenotype and genetic abnormalities according to the latest international rankings, are needed.

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