Management of nephroblastoma with intracardiac extension: three case reports and review of the literature.

abstract：:Few studies have been performed during adolescents' cancer treatment to evaluate its interference on health-related quality of life (HRQL). The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate adolescents' HRQL during cancer treatment. The Health Utilities Index (HUI) was used for scoring. Forty-five individua...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Rodrigues KE,Machado ST,Ferreira MA,Martins TF,Viana MB,Oliveira BM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have read, with great interest, the recent article by Lee. In this excellent study, the authors investigated the association between vitamin D deficiency and anemia in a nationally representative sample of Korean children and adolescents. They concluded that vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk of...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kartal Ö,Kartal AT

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known in the literature that cancer creates educationally related barriers for all children, which may or may not contribute to clinically relevant school problems. The goal of this study was to obtain a base rate for the characteristic pattern of school functioning for children with leukemia, so that the c...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Adamoli L,Deasy-Spinetta P,Corbetta A,Jankovic M,Lia R,Locati A,Fraschini D,Masera G,Spinetta JJ

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the effects of urokinase in the prevention of central venous catheter (CVC)-related complications in children with malignancy. Fifteen patients with 16 CVCs (study group A) received an intraluminal application of urokinase (10,000 IU in each catheter lumen for 4 h) once a week. They were monitored...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kalmanti M,Germanakis J,Stiakaki E,Syfridaki C,Christidou A,Tsetis D,Vardas P,Charisis G

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma presenting with obstructive jaundice is a rare event. Management of this condition includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, temporary cholecystostomy tube, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and internal biliary drainage (IBD). We herein describe our experience with one infant af...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Saettini F,Agazzi R,Giraldi E,Foglia C,Cavalleri L,Morali L,Fasolini G,Spotti A,Provenzi M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major problem of hemophilia A (HA) treatment is the development of factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitor, which usually occurs shortly after initiating replacement therapy. Several studies showed the correlation between inhibitor development and polymorphisms in inflammatory and immune response genes of HA patients; however...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Naderi N,Yousefi H,Mollazadeh S,Seyed Mikaeili A,Keshavarz Norouzpour M,Jazebi M,Moazezi Nekooi Asl SS,Namvar A,Azizi Saraji A,Agi E,Bolhassani A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medulloblastoma (MB) is a cancer of the cerebellum and the most common primary pediatric malignancy of the central nervous system. Classified as a primitive neural ectoderm tumor; it is thought to arise from granule cell precursors in the cerebellum. The standard of care consists of surgery, chemotherapy and age-depen...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Byrd T,Grossman RG,Ahmed N

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumor in childhood and is the most frequent neural crest tumor (NCT). More than 90% of the patients excrete high levels of vanilmandelic acid (VMA) and homovanillic acid (HVA) in the urine. Original biochemical methods for measuring these two metabolites of catecholamines employe...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Gregianin LJ,McGill AC,Pinheiro CM,Brunetto AL

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three children with malignant solid tumors developed hyponatremia with renal sodium wasting associated with other signs of tubular dysfunction, such as hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, a few days after cis-diammine dichloroplatinum (CDDP) administration. The normalization of serum electrolyte disturbances was obtained w...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Vassal G,Rubie H,Kalifa C,Hartmann O,Lemerle J

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma, the commonest primary malignant liver tumor in infants and children, is usually associated with elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels. The authors sought to determine if AFP levels can be used to modify treatment, thereby avoiding the wait for formal imaging studies and prolonged suboptimal tre...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Sayar D,Yaniv I,Goshen Y,Cohen IJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous blood-derived stem cells were used for stem-cell rescue in a 5-year-old boy with chemotherapy-resistant B-Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) involving bone marrow. The high dose chemoradiotherapy was carried out 5 months after initial diagnosis during partial remission. The preparative regimen consisted of 12 G...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Emminger W,Emminger-Schmidmeier W,Ambros P,Gadner H,Höcker P,Radaszkiewicz T,Hinterberger W

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescence is characterized by inter-related physiologic and emotional development. It is a particularly vulnerable period of life culminating into emergence as an adult. The majority of malignant bone tumors in pediatrics affect the adolescent patient. As a part of the treatment, amputation may be required for cure....

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Jaffe N,Zietz H

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the influence of levamisole therapy on immunocompetent cells and lymphocyte reactivity to mitogens in 25 children with brain tumor. Eleven (11/25) patients were receiving chemotherapy and immunomodulating drug levamisole 3 months after neurosurgery, during maintenance chemotherapy, 2.5 mg/kg of...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hajnzić TF,Kastelan M,Lukac J,Hajnzić T

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is yet to be established. We treated seven patients with etoposide alone at a dose of 100 mg/m2/day for 3 days given every 3 to 4 weeks for six cycles. Three patients had received prior chemotherapy, two patients were less than 2 years of age, and two had liver dysfunct...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Basade MM,Nair CN,Kurkure PA,Pai SK,Advani SH

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two children with inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the lung are reported. Symptomless "cystic" lesions were present on routine chest x ray. Morphological study of these peculiar lesions included light microscopic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural analysis. Histologic appearance of the lesion varied from the f...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Vujanić GM,Dojĉinov D

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a 10-year-old boy with beta-thalassemia major who received double-unit unrelated cord blood transplantation and had a rocky post-transplantation course that included an episode of massive pericardial effusion. Pericardial tube drainage was performed for evacuating fluid. Results showed hemorrhagic...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Chung HT,Hsieh TC,Yu MC,Chang YS,Lo WC,Jaing TH

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent guidelines recommend to assess emotional distress in pediatric oncology during treatment and in after care. One tool used to do this is the distress thermometer (DT), a simple tool which has almost exclusively been studied in its screening abilities. Given its increased used as a measure of distress p...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Pépin AJ,Lippé S,Krajinovic M,Laverdière C,Michon B,Sinnett D,Sultan S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study is to evaluate the etiologic and clinical characteristics, treatment regimens, and outcome of the patients with intracranial tumors presenting with central diabetes insipidus (DI). Sixty-nine patients with intracranial tumors presenting with central DI between 1972 and 2012 were retrospectively ev...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Varan A,Atas E,Aydın B,Yalçın B,Akyüz C,Kutluk T,Büyükpamukçu M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to analyze the major causes of abnormal findings seen in the preoperative coagulation tests of asymptomatic pediatric patients and to discuss the usefulness of coagulation tests prior to minor surgery. Among patients who received minor surgery in Kyung Hee University Medical Center from ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kang S,Yoon HS,Lee EH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) has been associated with overall survival (OS) and event-free survival, but we do not know if ALC is associated with minimal residual disease (MRD) at the end of induction (EOI) and whether it can be used as surrogate marker in resource limited settings. Immunological differences betwee...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Pushpam D,Rajput N,Chopra A,Vishnubhatla S,Kumari M,Kumar R,Bakhshi S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old girl was referred to the authors' hospital with a complaint of growth retardation. Physical examination revealed splenomegaly. Laboratory examination revealed increased sedimentation rate. Her imaging studies showed a splenic mass. Splenectomy was performed and histopathological examination revealed scl...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kuybulu A,Sipahi T,Topal I,Uner A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) embraces the frequently indistinguishable conditions of familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) and virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (VAHS). Without therapy FHL is invariably fatal, but successful therapy, including chemotherapy and immunotherapy followed by b...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Al-Lamki Z,Wali YA,Pathare A,Ericson KG,Henter JI

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors sought to determine prevalence, social, economic, and dietary patterns of young children (n = 20) identified as having vitamin B12 deficiency anemia after admission to their hospital in the last 3 years. The diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency was based on symptoms and clinical findings, findings on periph...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Cetinkaya F,Yildirmak Y,Kutluk G,Erdem E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive fungal infection continues to pose a significant threat to immunocompromised patients, with cerebral aspergillosis being among the most feared ones. The authors describe an adolescent girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with subsequent acute liver failure, who developed an aspergillus brain abscess. ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Sterba J,Prochazka J,Ventruba J,Kren L,Valik D,Burgetova D,Mudry P,Skotakova J,Blatny J

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An episode of transient encephalopathy after the first course of intravenous high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX; 1000 mg/m2) was observed in a 4-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The neurological abnormalities took place 5 days after HD-MTX therapy. She experienced complex partial seizure and left hemipares...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kubo M,Azuma E,Arai S,Komada Y,Ito M,Sakurai M

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endocrinological complications in β-thalassemia major patients do affect the life quality to a large extend. In this study, the endocrinological complications of 47 β-thalassemia patients, who have been followed-up at our hospital's pediatric hematology department, were evaluated. Out of β-thalassemia major cases ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Isik P,Yarali N,Tavil B,Demirel F,Karacam GB,Sac RU,Fettah A,Ozkasap S,Kara A,Tunc B

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the relation between clamping time and blood volume collected, and two enrichment systems of CD34+ stem cells from umbilical cord blood, to determine an excellent recovery with high proliferate ability and bone marrow reconstitution. After an obstetrician-based cord blood collection, the purificat...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Pafumi C,Bosco P,Cavallaro A,Farina M,Leonardi I,Pernicone G,Bandiera S,Russo A,Giardina P,Chiarenza M,Calogero AE

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID) are under-reported from the developing world. We present data regarding diagnosis and outcome from a hospital-based registry in India. Forty-seven patients fulfilled diagnostic criteria. Majority were males. Subgroups were disorders of immune dysregulation-29%, B&T-cell abnorma...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Chinnabhandar V,Yadav SP,Kaul D,Verma IC,Sachdeva A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study assessed changes in cerebral blood flow and need for chronic blood transfusions in sickle cell disease children after splenectomy. A retrospective chart review of 40 children splenectomized between 1999 and 2014 was performed. The mean time-average maximum velocity before splenectomy was 129 cm/sec; which in...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Siddiqui AH,Soh PB

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old female is reported who presented with right hip pain for 6 months. With massive splenohepatomegaly and leukocytosis, CML was suspected and confirmed on bone-marrow examination and cytogenetics. Further investigations confirmed avascular necrosis (AVN) of the right femoral head. CML was treated by hydroxy...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kumar S,Bansal D,Prakash M,Sharma P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00