Clinical and epidemiological analysis of the presentation and diagnosis of pediatric cancer in Cochabamba, multiinstitutional study in the Pediatric Hospitals: HNMAV and CPAP (Análisis clínico-epidemiológico de la presentación y diagnóstico del cáncer pediátrico en Cochabamba, estudio multi-institucional en los Hospitales Pediátricos: HNMAV y CPAP)

Background: Childhood cancer is one of the leading causes ofdeath by disease as from the first year of life. Each year new casesof childhood cancer are reported in children between 0 to 15 yearsold. The Signs and symptoms that precede cancer are common toother diseases. This leads to their sub-diagnosis. Therefore the diagnosis is made accidentally and often in advanced stages even withmetastatic disease.Objective: It is to determine the incidence of pediatric cancer inCochabamba, and to identify the time that takes the inpatient diagnosis of pediatric neoplasm, presented at: Hospital del Ni o Manuel Ascencio Villarroel (HNMAV) and Centro Pediatrico Albina Pati o(CPAP) during 2005 to 2010.Methods: It is a descriptive, retrospective, and cross-sectional research.The sample studied was limited to patients admitted during2005-2010 in HNMAV and CPAP, with the diagnosis of pediatriccancer.Results: According to sex, it was found further in men (56%) andthe most common age of diagnosis was 2 to 5 years old whichrepresents the 38,67%. Among the most frequent type of cancerwere found: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (62%), Retinoblastoma(8,49%) and Hodgkin lymphoma (4,71%).Conclusion: In the population studied, the Pediatric Cancer incidenceis 0,44% the results for elapsed time until the inpatient diagnosisof pediatric neoplasm were: there was a significant variance inthe comparison between the two principal hospitals in Cochabamba:Public (HNMAV) versus Private (CPAP), being (CPAP) whichgave more precocity in this diagnosis. -RESUMEN: Introducción: El cáncer infantil es una de las primeras causas de muerte por enfermedad a partir del primer a o de vida. Cada a o se registran en nuestro país nuevos casos de cáncer pediátrico en ni os entre 0-15 a os. Los signos y síntomas que preceden al cáncer son comunes con otras enfermedades, lo que conlleva a su sub-diagnóstico, siendo así que su diagnóstico se hace de forma accidentaly con frecuencia en fases avanzadas, e incluso metastásicas de laenfermedad.Objetivo: Determinar cuál es la incidencia del cáncer pediátricoen Cochabamba, e Identificar el tiempo transcurrido para la realización del Diagnóstico intrahospitalario de las Neoplasias pediátricas, presentadas en: Hospital del Ni o Manuel Ascencio Villarroel (HNMAV) y Centro Pediátrico Albina Pati o (CPAP), durante el periodo de 2005-2010.Material y Métodos: Es una investigación, descriptiva, retrospectiva,transversal donde la muestra estudiada se limito a pacientesinternados durante el periodo 2005-2010 en el HNMAV y CPAP,con el diagnóstico de cáncer pediátrico.Resulta