TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical presentation and treatment outcome in children with nephroblastoma in Kenya
AU - Abdallah, F. K.
AU - Macharia, W. M.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Objective: To review the clinical presentation and management of children with nephroplastoma and the factors influencing the outcome at Kenyatta National Referral and Teaching Hospital (KNH). Design: This was a retrospective case series study based on secondary data accumulated between 1990 and 1996. Setting: The relevant data were extracted from records of all children aged 12 years and below, admitted for cancer at KNH, Nairobi. Results: Out of 803 children with cancer, 71(8.8%) had historically proven nephroblastoma. At presentation, 1.5% were in stage 1, 13.2% stage II, 36.8% stage III, 41.2% stage IV and 7.4% stage V. Eighty five per cent presented with stage III-V disease. Ninety five percent had nepherectomy and received chemotherapy. Radiotherapy was given to 50.7% of the patients. Nine patients died before commencement of chemotherapy, two of whom died in the immediate post-operative period. The median duration between admission and surgery was 41 days. Pre-operative chemotherapy was given to 42% of the patients. Approximately 25.5% of the patients received little or no induction chemotherapy due to unavailability of drugs while only 2.8% received the prescribed maintenance treatment with the remainder getting erratic or no treatment. Overall, only 34.7% remained disease free two years from time of diagnosis. Conclusion: Late presentation, poor availability of cytotoxic drugs and frequent treatment interruptions for various reasons have contributed to the poor outcome of nephroblastoma in Kenya.
AB - Objective: To review the clinical presentation and management of children with nephroplastoma and the factors influencing the outcome at Kenyatta National Referral and Teaching Hospital (KNH). Design: This was a retrospective case series study based on secondary data accumulated between 1990 and 1996. Setting: The relevant data were extracted from records of all children aged 12 years and below, admitted for cancer at KNH, Nairobi. Results: Out of 803 children with cancer, 71(8.8%) had historically proven nephroblastoma. At presentation, 1.5% were in stage 1, 13.2% stage II, 36.8% stage III, 41.2% stage IV and 7.4% stage V. Eighty five per cent presented with stage III-V disease. Ninety five percent had nepherectomy and received chemotherapy. Radiotherapy was given to 50.7% of the patients. Nine patients died before commencement of chemotherapy, two of whom died in the immediate post-operative period. The median duration between admission and surgery was 41 days. Pre-operative chemotherapy was given to 42% of the patients. Approximately 25.5% of the patients received little or no induction chemotherapy due to unavailability of drugs while only 2.8% received the prescribed maintenance treatment with the remainder getting erratic or no treatment. Overall, only 34.7% remained disease free two years from time of diagnosis. Conclusion: Late presentation, poor availability of cytotoxic drugs and frequent treatment interruptions for various reasons have contributed to the poor outcome of nephroblastoma in Kenya.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 11957249
AN - SCOPUS:0035649490
SN - 0012-835X
VL - 78
SP - S43-S47
JO - East African Medical Journal
JF - East African Medical Journal
IS - SUPPL. 7
ER -