The screening program, incidence, and treatment for tumors in patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities.

Background Recently, aging in patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities (SMID) has been causing serious problems. There have been few reports about treatment for tumors in patients with SMID. Methods The treatments performed for tumors of 12 SMID patients were examined. Results Blood tests and ultrasonography were useful in screening. With regard to treatment, the surgery for SMID patients was performed in the same manner as in healthy cases, and the results were generally satisfactory, without major complications. Typically, the patients were diagnosed in advanced stages; many metachronous double cancers were observed. Conclusions We reported a tumor therapy to the patients with SMID. Our therapy provides satisfactory results for patients with SMID and their families. Further studies are required to clarify the clinical significance of the screening test and the tumor operative method for the patients with SMID.