Table 2.
Distribution of childhood solid malignancies
| Diagnosis | Total cases | Boys | Girls | Median age (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilm’s tumor | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2.5 |
| Ewing sarcoma | 16 | 8 | 6 | 11.5 |
| Germ cell tumor | 15 | 6 | 8 | 10.5 |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Retinoblastoma | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Neuroblastoma | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Hepatoblastoma | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Soft-tissue sarcoma* | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Osteogenic sarcoma | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| CNS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Eosinophilic granuloma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Cancer nasopharynx | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 105 | 60 | 42 | 10.5 |
*Soft-tissue sarcoma only, excluding bone sarcomas and rhabdomyosarcoma. CNS=Central nervous system