Introduction/Overview The most common cancers in the pediatric population are acute leukemia, central nervous system (CNS) tumors, nephroblastoma, neuroblastoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma (see Chapter 45 ). The most common surgeries performed in pediatric patients with cancer are for central access…
Anesthetic Management of the Child with an Anterior Mediastinal Mass Mediastinal masses may arise from structures normally located in the mediastinum, from those that pass through the mediastinum during development, or from metastatic disease that arises from tumors elsewhere in…
Introduction Childhood cancers make up less than 1% of all newly diagnosed cancers each year. However, with increasing survival rates, an increasing number of pediatric patients will present for surgery and/or procedures related to their cancer diagnosis. Many of these…
Introduction The incidence of childhood cancer has been steadily increasing over the last few decades, from approximately 13 per 100,000 in 1975 to over 17 per 100,000 in 2005. While pediatric malignancies account for only 1% of all cancers diagnosed…
Introduction From the time that we take our first breath, there is one thing that is inevitable and that is death. The journey from birth to death defines life, and how well it is spent defines its quality. To ensure…
Rehabilitation Interventions in Patients With Cancer Introduction For patients with a broad range of serious life-threatening illness, loss of function and independence is a common struggle and a significant contributor to diminished quality of life. Among the factors that can…
Introduction Pain is one of the most common symptoms reported in cancer patients. This pain can be nociceptive (somatic or visceral) or neuropathic, or a combination of these. Chronic pain can arise secondary to the tumor burden itself or to…
Introduction Postoperative pain management is an integral component of the perioperative management of patients requiring surgery. Perioperative management starts early, even before the patient is admitted to the hospital for surgical procedures. The perioperative care team's preoperative optimization of underlying…
The global incidence of both hematologic and solid organ cancers continues to rise. This is due in part to the aging population and changes in socioeconomic-associated cancer risk factors such as tobacco and alcohol intake, as well as improved diagnostics…
The Surgical Oncologic Patient Burden of Disease The International Agency for Research on Cancer reported that the incidence of cancer in 2018 was estimated at 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths. The cumulative risk for developing cancer is…