TITLE:
The Pre-Diagnosis History of Gynecologic Tumors in Children
AUTHORS:
Othmane Alaoui, Fatoumata Binta Baldé, Abdelhalim Mahmoudi, Khalid Khattala, Bouabdallah Youssef
KEYWORDS:
Gynecologic Tumor, Diagnostic, Children
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.13 No.2,
March
14,
2023
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Gynecologic tumors represent less than 5% of all solid tumors in children. Patients and Method: Through a prospective and descriptive study over 4-years,
we included girls aged less than
15 years admitted for a gynecologic tumor. We collected and analyzed the medical
data, and paid particular attention to the pre-diagnosis history. Results: Eleven girls met our criteria with a mean age of 8.5 years (2 - 13 years). Abdominal pain, abdominal distension
or protrusion of a vaginal mass was the main symptoms. The patients were seen at
least by one doctor outside the surgical structure [1] [2] [3]. Four of eleven were received
by two different doctors before carrying out the evocative radiological assessment.
The average consultation delay was 7-months (24 hours to
18 months). There were
nine ovarian tumors and two vaginal tumors. The histological study revealed five
of eleven (45%) malignant tumors. Conclusion: Gynecological tumors in children
are rare. However, there is a significant proportion of malignant tumors. All doctors can be confronted
with it and should not delay the radiological assessment.