Dr. Shweta Bansal https://www.childcancerclinic.com

1. Clinical Perspectives of
Pediatric Hemato-
Oncology – A Service
Education
Dr. Shweta Bansal
Consultant Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist

2. What PHO means
• Pediatric – taking care of children from 0-18 years
• Hematology – Taking care of blood related problems
• Oncology – Taking care of cancers , tumor , lesions , abnormal growth or swelling
anywhere in the body
• Bone amrrow transplants

3. Hematology
 Disorders of red cells
 Disorders of platelets
 Disorders of white cells
 Disorders of other blood related tissues

4. Hematology
Signs and symptoms
 Anemia ( decrease Hb, pallor , white or pale looking child)
 Bluish spots / petechiae / bruising
 Bleeding problems
 Case of repeated infections/ prolonged fever
 Low WBC counts / High WBC counts
 Neutropenia / Lymphopenia

5. Hematology
Common Conditions
 Thalassemia
 All types thrombocytopenia
 All types of Anemia
 Aplastic Anemia
 Neutropenia

6. Pediatric Oncology
 Malignant Disorders
 Blood : Blood cancers – leukemias
 Lymph Gland : Lymphomas
 Bones : sarcomas
 Soft tissues : Rhabdomyosarcoma
 Brain/ Spinal cord : Tumors
 Liver : lesions , tumors
 Kidney tumors
 Eye cancers

7. Oncology
Signs and Symptoms
 Prolonged Fever
 Petechiae
 Bone pains
 Swelling in any of the tissues
 Increased liver and spleen size : organomegaly

8. Oncology
Common Conditions
 Leukemias – acute or chronic / lymphoid or myeloid
 Lymphomas – Hodgkin's or Non Hodgkin's
 Sarcomas – Rhabdomyosarcoma/ osteosarcoma/
Ewing's sarcoma
 Retinoblastomas /Hepatoblastoma
 Germ cell tumor
 Brain tumor
 Wilms Tumor /Neuroblastoma

9. Additional Scope
• Bone marrow / stem cell/ Haematopietic transplants
• - Autologous
• - allogeneic
• - haploidentical