Frecuencia de anemia al diagnóstico en los pacientes pediátricos con cáncer atendidos en el Centro Javeriano de Oncología entre enero de 2008 y enero de 2014

Introduction: Anemia is a common finding and variable etiology in children, especially in developing countries like Colombia, where the nutritional deficiency as the main causal factor of this sign adds. In children with cancer, ane-mia manifested by pallor, particularly related to hematolymphoid tumors. Aim: To determi-ne how often anemia in children found cancer diagnosis treated at the Centro Javeriano de Oncologia (CJO). Materials and Methods: A retrospective descriptive study, between January 2008 and January 2014. Data such as age, sex, diagnosis, and hemoglobin level were collected. Records in which these variables were not ex-cluded. The information obtained was analyzed using frequencies. The results were compared with those reported in the literature according to the methodology used. Results: In the CJO, the main pediatric cancer population was male, in which affected greater proportion of solid tu-mors compared with hematolymphoid documen-ted. 21% of patients with leukemia or lymphoma admitted with levels below the mean for age and sex, compared with 73.9% of patients with solid tumors hemoglobin. Conclusion: Anemia was a rare finding in children with tumors hematolym-phoid observed a marked increase when treated solid tumors. The appearance of this sign is va-riable and the data can be modified taking into account factors such as gender, age at diagnosis of cancer pathology, as well as the type and loca-tion of the tumor.