Table I.
Clinical diagnoses of children admitted to Sobo ward QECH January 1st 2007 – January 1st 2008 (n=136)
| Clinical diagnosis | Number | % of total | FNA confirmed (Number) |
| Burkitt's lymphoma | 82 | 60.2 | 52 |
| Lymphoma (not BL) | 10 | 7.3 | 2 |
| Wilms' Tumour | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Neuroblastoma | 6 | 4.4 | 0* |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 4 | 2.9 | 2 |
| Germ cell tumour | 2 | 1.4 | 1 |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 3 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Osteosarcoma | 4 | 2.9 | 2 |
| Leukaemia | 1 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Other (or unknown) | 7 | 5.1 | 3 |
| Brain tumour | 2 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Retinoblastoma | 4 | 2.9 | 4 |
FNA - fine need aspirates
*
Two fine needle aspirates (FNAs) showed small blue round cells.