Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children after trauma and
accounts for approximately 11% of all pediatric deaths in the United States. In the
western countries, leukemia, central nervous system (CNS) tumors, lymphomas,
neuroblastomas and nephroblastomas account for most pediatric malignancies.
Neuroblastoma and nephroblastoma are among the more common solid abdominal
tumors. The prognoses for these cancers have improved after numerous multicentre
trials. The following description will be restricted to the most commonly encountered
tumors in children.
Keywords: Malignancy, Pediatric, Surgery.
