Impact of malignant neoplasms on musculoskeletal system in children (literature review)

Abstract

Because of the successful implementation of modern treatment technologies at any stage of therapy of children with oncohematological diseases, their overall and disease-free survival has increased significantly. According to recent observations, 80 % of children after the completion of a special antitumor treatment continue to have changes of different organs. Almost all patients are at risk for late complications from the musculoskeletal system but little attention is paid to this issue. Evaluation of long-term complications from the musculoskeletal system and mineral metabolism in patients, development of their complex rehabilitation and prevention is an actual problem of pediatric oncology and hematology. This review summarizes data on long-term complications from the musculoskeletal system after special therapy. The necessity of diagnostics approaches harmonization and correction of not only the most common complications, but also little studied conditions, such as reduction of bone mineralization, is shown. It is noted that multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment of children in remission can not only correct the consequences of the underlying disease, concomitant pathology and the consequences of special therapy but also reduce the disability of children.

Keywords

• disease-free survival
• child
• neoplasm
• mineral exchange
• musculoskeletal system