None listed
Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 0 to 19, children and adolescents. Minor head trauma, as identified with the ICD-10 codes, S00, S01, T00.0, T01.0.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who had a prior history of cancer (ICD-10 codes, CC00-C97, D45, D46, D47.1, D47.3, D47.4, D47.5). Patients with any predisposing condition for developing cancer, such as neurofibromatosis, or with perinatal disease documented within 3 years before the cohort entry. Patients who were documented to have undergone any CT examination more than 7 days before the cohort entry. Patients who underwent any CT other than brain or neck CT at the time of head trauma (7 days before and after the cohort entry). Patients whose follow-up duration was shorter than our predefined lag period (2 years), including those who died or developed cancer during the lag period. Patients who were documented to have undergone any fluroscopy examination before the cohort entry.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Development of a hematologic malignant neoplasm | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Development of any malignant solid neoplasm, 1) in the head alone, 2) in the head and neck, and 3) not delimited ead or neck. ;Development of cancer, not specified | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital