Saha V, Eden T, Stiller C A, Brown R J, Mackinlay G
Department of Paediatric Oncology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
Scott Med J. 1993 Jun;38(3):74-6. doi: 10.1177/003693309303800305.
The activities of the paediatric oncology unit at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh during 1982-1991 were audited. There were 254 new patients of whom 240 had a malignancy, seven had Langerhans cell histiocytosis and seven had non malignant tumours. Of the 254,131 (52%), 78 (31%), 14 (65), were normally resident within the Lothian, Fife and Borders regions respectively. Therefore, although the unit is a part of the Lothian Health Board, it is in practice, the referral centre for S.E. Scotland. A majority (92%) of patients were treated according to national or international protocols during the last five years and of the 240 children diagnosed to have cancer, 158 (66%) are at present in clinical remission. These figures compare favourably with national averages for protocol compliance and survival. During these ten years, an additional 69 children with cancer from S.E. Scotland were treated at other centres. Therefore, while the unit justifies its existence it has yet to realise its full potential.
对爱丁堡皇家儿童医院儿科肿瘤病房1982年至1991年期间的活动进行了审核。共有254名新患者，其中240名患有恶性肿瘤，7名患有朗格汉斯细胞组织细胞增多症，7名患有非恶性肿瘤。在这254名患者中，分别有131名（52%）、78名（31%）、14名（6%）通常居住在洛锡安、法夫和边境地区。因此，尽管该病房是洛锡安健康委员会的一部分，但实际上它是苏格兰东南部的转诊中心。在过去五年中，大多数患者（92%）按照国家或国际治疗方案接受治疗，在240名被诊断患有癌症的儿童中，158名（66%）目前处于临床缓解期。这些数据在治疗方案依从性和生存率方面优于全国平均水平。在这十年间，另有69名来自苏格兰东南部的癌症患儿在其他中心接受了治疗。因此，虽然该病房有存在的理由，但尚未充分发挥其潜力。
