Table 1.
Frequency of cancer cases in episodes of febrile neutropenia in children treated at the National Cancer Institute (January 2015–June 2017).
| Diagnosis | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Leukemia | 23 (19.5) |
| Central nervous system tumor | 19 (16.1) |
| Osteosarcoma | 19 (16.1) |
| Renal tumor | 16 (13.6) |
| Rhabdomyo sarcoma | 10 (8.5) |
| Lymphoma | 8 (6.8) |
| Retinoblastoma | 7 (5.9) |
| Neuroblastoma | 6 (5.1) |
| Ewing | 6 (5.1) |
| Ovarian tumor | 2 (1.7) |
| Desmoplastic tumor | 1 (0.8) |
| Germ cell tumor | 1 (0.8) |
| Total | 118 (100%) |