[Malignant neoplasms localised in the parameningeal region in children treated at two Polish oncological centres-diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas].

Unlabelled: Malignant neoplasms localized in the parameningeal region include mainly soft tissue sarcomas (MTM), non-Hodgkin s lymphomas (NHL-B) and, less frequently, nasopharyngeal carcinomas. The aim of the study was to analyze diagnostic and therapeutic problems in children with parameniingeal neoplasms treated in Departments of Paediatric Oncology in Gdansk and Lublin between 1992 and 2004.

Material And Methods: The study includes 32 patients (M/F: 23/9), aged 2 to 17 years, mean 6,3 years.