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Ghert M, Mwita W, Mandari FN. Primary Bone Tumors in Children and Adolescents Treated at a Referral Center in Northern Tanzania. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2019;3(3):e045doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-17-00045.
Ghert, M., Mwita, W., & Mandari, F. N. (2019). Primary Bone Tumors in Children and Adolescents Treated at a Referral Center in Northern Tanzania. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews, 3(3), e045. https://doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-17-00045
Ghert, Michelle, et al. "Primary Bone Tumors in Children and Adolescents Treated at a Referral Center in Northern Tanzania." Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews vol. 3,3 (2019): e045. doi: https://doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-17-00045
Ghert M, Mwita W, Mandari FN. Primary Bone Tumors in Children and Adolescents Treated at a Referral Center in Northern Tanzania. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2019 Mar 05;3(3):e045. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-17-00045. eCollection 2019 Mar. PMID: 31157317; PMCID: PMC6484668.
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J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2019 Mar 05;3(3):e045. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-17-00045. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Primary Bone Tumors in Children and Adolescents Treated at a Referral Center in Northern Tanzania.

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews

Michelle Ghert, Winfrida Mwita, Faiton Ndesanjo Mandari

Affiliations

  1. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Dr. Ghert), and the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical School, Moshi, Tanzania (Dr. Mwita and Dr. Mandari).

PMID: 31157317 PMCID: PMC6484668 DOI: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-17-00045

Abstract

Bone tumors account for a small fraction of childhood cancers. Most published reports are from developed countries. The purpose of this study was to review the primary bone tumors in children and adolescents treated at a referral center in Northern Tanzania. We completed a 10-year hospital-based cross-sectional study in which all patients younger than 20 years diagnosed with a primary bone tumor at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center Orthopaedic Department from January 2006 to December 2015 were identified and reviewed. Of the 80 identified patients, 15 (18.8%) were aged 5 to 8 years, and 65 (81%) were aged 9 to 19 years. Forty-seven males (59%) and 33 females (41%) were identified. The most common tumor locations were the femur, tibia, and humerus. Osteosarcoma was the most common malignant diagnosis (49 patients, 61%). No cases of Ewing sarcoma were reported. The most common tribal origins of the patients were Chagga and Maasai. Most primary bone tumors treated at a referral center in Northern Tanzania are malignant, with osteosarcoma representing the vast majority. No cases of Ewing sarcoma were identified in this tertiary referral hospital-based database.

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