Abstract
Introduction: Leukemias are among the first five neoplasms in the world, the same one that has been increasing in recent decades. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasms in patients treated at the National Oncological Institute-SOLCA Guayaquil during the years 2015 to 2019.
Methodology: An observational, descriptive population study was carried out; Where the universe and the sample were 891 new cases of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid neoplasms, the data was collected in a matrix, taken from the tumor registry computer program.
Results: Lymphoid Leukemias were diagnosed in 69.58% and Myeloid Leukemias with 30.30%; more in men (53.33%) than women (44.67%); being the cases in minors of 19 years in Guayaquil 57.33% and in Other cities it had 64.36%; in Guayaquil the age group of 5 - 9 years was more frequent with 20.57% followed by those under 5 years with 19.02%; while in Other cities under 5 years old with 20.72% followed by the age group of 5 - 9 years old with 18.33%; among other groups. Its highest frequency in Guayaquil was in Tarqui and Ximena parishes and in other cities it was in the Coastal Region with 81.47%.
Conclusion: Among the Hematopoietic and Lymphoid neoplasms the most common was Lymphoid Leukemias in the population under 19 years of age, with emphasis on children under 5 years of age, showing an important presence in the years of study in Guayaquil and in the Ecuadorian Coastal region.