Services
The Paediatric Solid Tumour Disease Management Group (PST DMG) caters to children (<15 years) with extracranial paediatric solid tumours. The team consists of specialists from the field of paediatric oncology, paediatric surgery, paediatric radiation oncology, ophthalmology, pathology, radiology (including intervention radiology), nuclear medicine and palliative care medicine. Current members are as above.
Outpatient Services
All Paediatric Medical Oncology OPD suites (both for general as well as private category patients) are situated on the Ground Floor in the Main Building. Patients are seen on all working days of the week (Monday to Saturdays). Beyond working hours, on holidays and in case of emergencies, patients are seen in the Casualty located on the Ground Floor of the Main Building.
OPD Timings for pediatric Solid Tumor OPD
Paediatric Medical Oncology: 09:30 am –6:00pm from Monday to Friday, and 10am -2:00 pm on Saturday; OPD 80, Ground Floor , Main Building
Paediatric Surgical Oncology: 09:30 am –6:00pm from Tuesday, Friday; OPD 80, Ground Floor, Main Building.
Paediatric Radiation Oncology: 08:30 am –4:30 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Friday; OPD 93, Ground Floor, Main Building.
Speciality Clinics:
Endocrinology Clinic: Wednesday 3.00 pm-7.00pm OPD 80
Ophthalmology Clinic: Tuesdays 10.00 am-12.00 noon OPD 80
Dermatology Clinic: Wednesdays 10.00 am-12.00 noon OPD 80
After Completion of Treatment Clinic: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9.00 am -5.00 pm OPD 84
Inpatient Services
The 44-bedded paediatric ward on 11th floor of Annexe building is common to paediatric haemato-lymphoid and paediatric solid tumour DMGs, including post-operative patients. Private category patients are admitted in the private/semiprivate wards in the Homi Bhabha Building and Main Building. Critically ill patients are admitted in the intensive care unit where patients are managed by intensivists trained in paediatric critical care.
Daycare Services
Paediatric patients received chemotherapy and supportive care in the paediatric general day care on the 9th floor of Annexe building, and a separate bay in private day-care, manned by paediatric oncology nurses and a pharmacist employed by our division.
Patient registrations (Paediatric Solid Tumour DMG) for the year 2023- 666
General Information
PST DMG works closely with the paediatric haematolymphoid DMG, and the paediatric component of Bone and Soft Tissue DMG and Neuro Oncology DMG.
The paediatric oncology division (including PST DMG) prides itself on the holistic support strategy for over a decade. The division has a dedicated team of infection control nurses, paediatric nutritionists, clinical psychologist, medical social workers and volunteers. Both paediatric OPDs (paediatric haemato-lymphoid and paediatric solid tumour OPD) function in adjoining areas. All patients receive support in terms of emergency funds, accommodation, nutrition, infection counselling and other support within the first week.
Patients from the PST DMG are also managed at the paediatric oncology OPD and 12-bedded ward at ACTREC
Patients are managed as per National Cancer Grid Guidelines for Paediatric Cancers
https://tmc.gov.in/ncg/docs/PDF/Breast/NCG_GUIDELINES_2020_Pediatric_Oncology.pdf
Education
Current training programs include DM (intake 6/year) and HBNI fellowships (intake 2/year) in Paediatric Oncology. There are 1-year fellowships in Paediatric Surgical Oncology and Paediatric/ BST radiology. Trainees in MCh Surgical Oncology,MD Palliative medicine, Radiation Oncology, Pathology etc rotate through PST DMG services.
The DMG also accommodates several national and international observers.