Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in an infant with obstructive jaundice caused by neuroblastoma.

abstract：:A 9-year-old girl presented at the Pediatric Emergency Department with an acute onset of gastrointestinal symptoms due to hypercalcemia. Despite the absence of circulating blast, bone marrow biopsy was diagnostic of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The hypercalcemia was initially treated with intravenous hydration and fu...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Buonuomo PS,Ruggiero A,Piastra M,Riccardi R,Polidori G,Chiaretti A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten children receiving 5 to 6 week courses of radiotherapy after brain tumor surgery were given ondansetron treatment for persistent nausea and emesis. All patients continued the ondansetron treatment until the end of their radiotherapy course. Nausea, emesis, appetite, and adverse events were scored throughout the on...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Lippens RJ,Broeders GC

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRT) of soft tissues are aggressive tumors, which can be detected in almost any part of the body. MRT are rare, and very few cases have been reported in the literature. Prognosis of these tumors is extremely poor despite intensive therapy. Some risk factors such as young age or disseminated ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hernández-Marqués C,Lassaletta A,Cormenzana M,García-Esparza E,Madero-López L

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:A single institution's experience of three patients with nephroblastoma extending via the inferior vena cava to the right heart is described. The case reports and the pertinent literature illustrate that preoperative failure to detect the intracardial extension increases the risk of right outflow obstruction and pulmo...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kremens B,Sadony V,Goepel M,Hellinger A,Havers W

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The malignant cells of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) do not form a homogenous entity but a collection of differently maturated blasts. The most immature leukemia cells may be more resistant to therapy than the bulk of more differentiated blasts. We studied 42 patients with childhood ALL treated accordin...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Ahlers J,Witte KE,Schwarze CP,Lang P,Handgretinger R,Ebinger M

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze the outcome and identify risk factors associated with progression-free survival (PFS) in 36 children with high-risk neuroblastoma who underwent autologous peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) transplantation between 1994 and 2010. The conditioning regimen used in a...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Molina B,Alonso L,Gonzalez-Vicent M,Andion M,Hernandez C,Lassaletta A,Cormenzana M,Lopez-Ibor B,Villa M,Molina J,Diaz MA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitors such as crizotinib and alectinib have been shown to have significant activity in ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). There are no data for alectinib's safety or efficacy in younger patients, though it is superior to crizotinib in adult trials. We present a 14...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Balzer BWR,Loo C,Wegner EA,Nath CE,Lee S,Smith C,Lewis CR,Trahair TN,Anazodo AC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Department of Oncology at Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez (HIMFG) was the first unit in our country, and one of the first in Latin America, to specialize in the management of children with cancer. The HIMFG is part of the National Institutes of Health of Mexico, and is a reference hospital with research...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Medina-Sanson A,Martínez-Avalos A,Gallegos-Castorena S,Juárez-Villegas LE,González-Montalvo P,Perales-Arroyo A,Gallegos-González E,Ayometzi-Ouchi MT

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:The difference between the effects of administration of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) and recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) was studied in 39 children with neutropenia secondary to chemotherapy (absolute neutrophil count (ANC) less than 1,...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Lydaki E,Bolonaki E,Stiakaki E,Dimitriou H,Kalmantis T,Kalmanti M

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine system dysfunctions are the significant complications of excessive iron overload in beta thalassemia patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effect of chelation with deferasirox on endocrine complications. The study group consisted of children with beta thalassemia who had been evaluate...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Bilgin BK,Yozgat AK,Isik P,Çulha V,Kacar D,Kara A,Ozbek NY,Yarali N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, population-based registration of children with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) was performed in Norway in 1996 and 1997. Ninety-two cases were identified, indicating an incidence of 5.3 per 100,000 children under 15 years. The sex ratio (female/male) was 1.2/1. Fifty-six percent presented with cut...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Zeller B,Helgestad J,Hellebostad M,Kolmannskog S,Nystad T,Stensvold K,Wesenberg F

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In settings of limited health resources, using leukocyte-filtered blood is limited to patients with leukocyte-mediated complications. The aim of this study was to determine the patterns of lung dysfunction among patients with β-thalassemia major (BTM) after the application of the leukostop filter during tran...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hamed Ael S,Ragab IA,Kamel TB,Abd-El-Gawad AO

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:We present the case of a female newborn with life-threatening bleeding of a ruptured infantile fibrosarcoma (IFS) and consecutive multiorgan dysfunction syndrome shortly after birth. After stabilization, the tumor could be treated without amputation due to surgery, laser therapy, and chemotherapy. The patient is free ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kerl K,Nowacki M,Leuschner I,Masjosthusmann K,Frühwald MC

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:A 4-month old girl was diagnosed as having stage IV neuroblastoma of the right adrenal gland. Preoperative chemotherapy was given, followed by local surgical excision. Postoperatively, irradiation of the tumor bed and adjuvant chemotherapy was given for 11 months. Nine years after cessation of chemotherapy, the patien...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Iwata A,Hirota T,Konno K,Fujimoto T,Sumida S,Sato K,Hara K

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A newborn infant presented with intraocular tumor that was clinically diagnosed as retinoblastoma and treated by exenteration of the globe. Within a few weeks however, a large abdominal mass was noted, which was found to involve the left kidney and right lobe of liver. Pathologic evaluation of the intraocular mass as ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Akhtar M,Ali MA,Sackey K,Bakry M,Johnson T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plexiform neurofibroma is a relatively common but potentially devastating manifestation of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF 1). A substantial number of plexiform neurofibroma causes morbidity. Various treatment modalities are considered to decrease pain. In this paper a case with plexiform neurofibroma causing severe pain...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Citak EC,Oguz A,Karadeniz C,Okur A,Memis L,Boyunaga O

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A discussion of a 5-year-old child with congenital hemolytic anemia and severe hypotonia caused by triosephosphate (TPI) deficiency is presented. The complexities in the diagnosis and management of this condition is discussed and the relevant literature is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Linarello RE,Shetty AK,Thomas T,Warrier RP

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor XIII deficiency is a very rare bleeding disorder. We report here on the clinical outcome of a young child with intracranial bleeding due to factor XIII deficiency. Clinicians should bear in mind that severe factor XIII deficiency is associated with a significant risk of unexpected intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)....

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Bay A,Sirikci A,Dogan A,Leblebisatan G,Yilmaz F

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although survival rates in childhood cancer have distinctly improved, pediatric cancer patients often experience various disease- and treatment-related side effects with long-term consequences. Despite current studies investigating inactivity and limitations in physical functioning and quality of life in pediatric can...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Beulertz J,Bloch W,Prokop A,Baumann FT

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outcomes in pediatric B-Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B NHL) have improved with intensive chemotherapy protocols, with long-term survival now over 80%. However, long-term adverse effects of therapy and poor outcomes for patients who relapse remain challenges. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the potential risks and benefit...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Eissa HM,Allen CE,Kamdar K,Simko S,Goradia P,Dreyer Z,Steuber P,McClain KL,Guillerman RP,Bollard CM

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：: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：:Very little has been published on the use of romiplostim to treat primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), refractory to previous treatments, in children. The objective of this study was to determine its efficacy and safety in pediatric patients in a university general hospital. Retrospective, longitudinal observational...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Escudero Vilaplana V,Aragonés JH,Fernández-Llamazares CM,Bieler CB,Rodríguez SM,Sáez MS

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1983 and 2008, prenatal diagnostic procedures for identifying hemoglobinopathies were performed in 947 at-risk fetuses. Seventy-six percent of the fetuses were at risk for β-thalassemia major and 16% for sickle cell anemia; only a small percentage (7%) were at risk for compound heterozygosity of β-thalassemia ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Beksac MS,Gumruk F,Gurgey A,Cakar N,Mumusoglu S,Ozyuncu O,Altay C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased susceptibility to infection is reported in patients with beta-thalassemia major due to toxic effect of iron on neutrophil functions and reticuloendothelial system dysfunction. This study investigated the association between the neutrophil apoptosis and frequency of infection episodes, desferrioxamine treatme...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Oren H,Sahin B,Irken G,Ateş H,Duman M,Yilmaz S,Türker M,Atabay B,Yaprak I

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00