Pediatric Oncology

Our Pediatric Oncology Department which incorporates both outpatient and inpatient services  is offering   comprehensive cancer care to children of all ages with solid and brain  tumors.

We treat children and teens with a variety of solid malignancies, including bone and soft-tissue tumors, liver and kidney tumors, neuroblastoma and rare tumors.

Our multidisciplinary teams include Radiologists, Pathologists, Pediatric surgeons, General Pediatricians, Neuro/Spine Surgeons, Neurologists , Radiation Oncologists,  Orthopaedics,  Urologists, and Thoracic Surgeons who have the expertise to correctly diagnose, operate, and treat a patient’s cancer/tumor  along with Pediatric Oncologists.  All of this is delivered in a child-friendly environment for our patients and families during a difficult time in their lives. We use the latest clinical techniques to improve outcomes and quality of life for our patients.

Anadolu Medical Center offers patients the most advanced diagnostics and treatments available, including:

• Pediatric surgeons who have the expertise in removing pediatric solid tumors
• Expert diagnosis by pathologists who use molecular diagnostic testing to identify tumor type and predict which treatments are more likely to work
• Offer I-131 MIBG therapy for children with relapsed neuroblastoma
• Interventional radiologists who use minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation to help eliminate tumors
• Advanced Radiation Oncology  Treatments ( e.g. Cyber Knife, Varian Edge, Radixact)
• Free of charge expert medical second opinions 

The diseases which are treated at the unit are as follows:

Malignant - Non-malignant brain and spinal cord tumors

Wilms’ tumor

Neuroblastoma

Rhabdomyosarcoma and other soft tissue tumors

Osteosarcoma Germ cell tumors

Histiocytoses

Endocrine tumors

Hemangioma and other vascular anomalies

Lymph node enlargement

Neurofibromatosis

Benign tumors