CLINICAL EXPERIENCES IN PRIMARY RETROPERITONEAL TUMORS

Objective: In this study, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine between 2011 - 2013 follow-up at the Department of Pediatric Oncology and Pediatric Surgery clinic was operated by a total of 22 patients with retroperitoneal tumors were evaluated retrospectively . Patients and Method: Retroperitoneal tumors were evaluated retrospectively during 2011-2013. The cases treated with primary retroperitoneal tumor, surgical treatment without other distant organ metastasis were included in the study. The files of the cases were primary diagnosis in terms of age, sex, tumor stage at the time of diagnosis, surgical treatment method, pathological diagnosis and follow-up reviewed retrospectively. Results: 9 out of 22 cases (40%) male and 13 (60%) were female. Male mean age of 71 months ( 3-132 ) in the girls 37 months ( 6-204 ) . The histological results, 15 (68%) of neuroblastoma , 4 (18.5%) Wilms, 1 (4.5% ) Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma , 1 (4.5% ) Clear cell sarcoma , 1 (4.5% ) malignant nerve sheath tumors were evaluated . Eight of the cases (36%) were stage I, 7 (32%) were stage III, 7 (32%) stage IV. Conclusion: In conclusion, 68% of our cases were neuroblastoma and 64% of the patients were stage III and stage IV at the time of diagnosis. Retroperitoneal tumors are generally diagnosed in advanced stages. We think that this is due to the anatomical localizations and the silent as far as the clinically advanced stage