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JOHN CONLEY, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1963;77(3):261.

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The benign and malignant neoplasms that affilict the child present a unique potpourri of extremely interesting variants. They contain a strong histogenetic pattern favoring mesodermal derivatives and a subdominant pattern favoring neuroectodermal derivatives. There is a striking saturation of these tumors in the blood-forming and lymph elements, neurogenous and somatic tissues, and embryonic elements. The most poignant revelation, however, is the paucity of epithelial cancer in children, which fact stands out in bold contrast to the histopathology of tumors in adult life. It is also curious that the majority of cancers that do appear in childhood occur in the region of the head and neck.

The clinical significance of malignant neoplasia in childhood is borne out by the fact that it is second only to accidents as the cause of death between the ages of five and fourteen. Between the ages of one to four it is exceeded by accidental . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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