Low Vitamin D Levels: Are Associated with Both Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Children and Adolescents?

abstract：:Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) of the liver is rare in children, and it is usually diagnosed through a biopsy of the liver or hepatectomy. The authors report a case of a 10-year-old girl with multiple focal nodular hyperplasia lesions of the liver after the completion of tumor therapy for advanced neuroblastoma, and ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Sugito K,Kusafuka T,Kawashima H,Uekusa S,Furuya T,Ohashi K,Inoue M,Ikeda T,Koshinaga T,Maebayashi T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute basophilic leukemia is a distinct entity of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with primary differentiation to basophils. Increased basophil count has been described in AML cases with translocation t(6;9)(p23;q34) or other chromosomal abnormalities. We describe a 15-year old female teenager with AML and excess periphe...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Servitzoglou M,Grenzelia M,Baka M,Harisi M,Pourtsidis A,Bouhoutsou D,Varvoutsi M,Doganis D,Dana H,Divane A,Kosmidis H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombo-embolism in childhood is a multifactorial disorder. The present study is a case-control study that investigated the role of genetic and acquired risk factors in 60 children with thrombosis and compared the results with the controls. Acquired and inherited risk factors precipitating thrombosis were present in 7...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Günes AM,Baytan B,Günay U

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate children with lymphadenopathy and clinical approach to the suspicion of malignancy. The authors evaluated 457 patients with peripheral lymphadenopathy, less than 19 years of age, and referred to the Pediatric Oncology Department of Gazi University Medical School during the periods...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Oguz A,Karadeniz C,Temel EA,Citak EC,Okur FV

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we aimed to determine serum adrenomedullin levels and compare them with levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT). Cancer patients aged 0-18 years who experienced febrile neutropenia attacks were included in the study. Adrenomedullin, CRP, and PCT were analyzed at admission, day 3, and ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Demirkaya M,Tugcu D,Akcay A,Aydogan G,Akıcı F,Salcioglu Z,Ekmekci H,Sevinir B,Balci Ekmekci O

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:A prospective, open-label, randomized, comparative study in pediatric cancer patients was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cefepime and meropenem in the empiric therapy of febrile neutropenic patients. Febrile episodes were classified as microbiologically documented infection, clinical documented infec...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Oguz A,Karadeniz C,Citak EC,Cil V,Eldes N

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：:A 7-year-old boy with prolonged and marked leukopenia diagnosed at 6 months of age is described. The polymorphonuclear cells presented no hypersegmented nuclei or concentrated nuclear chromatin, although vacuolated myeloid cells appeared in bone marrow smears. Neutrophils reversed in response to administration of G-CS...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Arai J,Wakiguchi H,Hisakawa H,Kubota H,Kurashige T

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis was performed on febrile neutropenic episodes in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) from 1992 to 2002. There were 222 febrile neutropenic episodes in 266 ALL patients with documented ANC < 500/mm(3). Of the 222 episodes, 98 (44%) had documented focus of infection; the rest were f...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Bakhshi S,Padmanjali KS,Arya LS

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olfactory neuroblastoma, a rare malignancy of the olfactory epithelium, is an uncommon tumor in children. It occurs mostly in older individuals and the treatment strategies are based on the experience with adults. In this report, clinical characteristics and treatment results of 2 patients with olfactory neuroblastoma...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Küpeli S,Yalçin B,Büyükpamukçu M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the efficacy of heparinization in prolonging patency of arterial and central venous catheters in children. A randomized double-blind trial in a tertiary 10-bed pediatric intensive care unit was used to evaluate 300 children (age older than 4 weeks, younger than 18 years). Trial medication consiste...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： de Neef M,Heijboer H,van Woensel JB,de Haan RJ

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of eosinophilic meningitis 2 months before the appearance of lymphoblasts in the cerebrospinal fluid is described in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The peripheral blood showed no simultaneous eosinophilia. The child was successfully treated for her CNS relapse, and complete remission was easil...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Behrendt H,de Korte D,van Gennip AH,van Leeuwen EF

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to retrospectively analyze the clinical presentation, treatment, and outcomes of children with Wilms tumor (WT) and intravascular extension who were treated at a single institution. A retrospective review was conducted of medical records of all children with Wilms tumor and intravascular ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Aspiazu D,Fernandez-Pineda I,Cabello R,Ramirez G,Alvarez-Madrid A,De Agustin JC

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of a case of acute respiratory failure following the administration of intrathecal methotrexate (MTX) for prophylaxis of central nervous system leukemia (CNS) in a 3-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This could be attributed to acute metabolic or direct toxic effects of methotrexate to ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Martins da Cunha AC,Bartsch CH,Gadner H

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：:We evaluated serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level and serum sodium concentration as early indicators of bacteremia in neutropenic children in two different series in 1983-1984 (49 bacteremias) and 1989-1990 (29 bacteremias). During the earlier period, the goal was to avoid unnecessary antimicrobial therapy. Currently ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Riikonen P,Saarinen UM,Perkkiö M,Hovi L,Siimes MA

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ataxia-telangiectasia is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia, oculocutaneous telangiectasia, immunodeficiency, high incidence of cancer, and increased sensitivity to ionizing radiation. The authors report a case of dysgerminoma in a child with high alpha-fetoprotein, CA125 and...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Koksal Y,Caliskan U,Ucar C,Yurtcu M,Artac H,Ilerisoy-Yakut Z,Reisli I

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：:A high (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake by positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging in sarcomas of adults has been reported. The current study aimed at defining the degree of (18)F-FDG uptake of pediatric sarcomas. This retrospective study included 29 patients (23 males, 6 females; mean a...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Walter F,Federman N,Apichairuk W,Nelson S,Phelps ME,Allen-Auerbach M,Walter MA,Czernin J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years erythropoietic agents have become important tools in the management of anemia in cancer patients, improving hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations, reducing the need for transfusion, and enhancing quality of life. In this prospective and historically controlled study, the effects of epoetin beta on Hb concentr...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Corapcioglu F,Aksu G,Basar EZ,Demirel A,Oncel S,Mutlu A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

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：:Euthyroid sick syndrome is related to profound changes in thyroid metabolism induced by nonthyroidal diseases. To determine whether children with newly diagnosed Hodgkin disease might present thyroid abnormalities and to establish their predictive value, the authors performed regular thyroid function testing. Seven ch...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Mohn A,Di Marzio A,Cerruto M,Angrilli F,Fioritoni C,Chiarelli F

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and tumor response of 3 cycles of sequential high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) in advanced pediatric solid tumor patients. Medical records of 11 children who underwent 2 consequent courses of reduced conditioning HDCT followed by final HDCT with autologous HSC infu...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kwon SY,Won SC,Han JW,Shin YJ,Lyu CJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old girl with hereditary factor-VII deficiency and her family have been studied for factor VII coagulation activity (VII:C) and factor VII antigen level (VII:Ag). The proband had 11% VII:C, whereas her VII:Ag was at a level that corresponds to about 50% coagulation activity. Forty-two members of the proband...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Svendsen J,Osterud B

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：:We investigated bone marrow (BM) recovery of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) and hematopoietic microenvironment after chemotherapy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Twenty-nine de novo childhood ALL patients were enrolled and BM biopsy sections at diagnosis (BM0), after induction (BM1), consolidation (BM...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Park SH,Lee MJ,Park CJ,Jang S,Seo EJ,Im HJ,Seo JJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Neutropenic enterocolitis is an acute, life-threatening inflammation of the small and large bowel, often seen in children with malignancies during periods of prolonged or severe neutropenia. During the period 1990-1995, 180 children were treated at the authors' center for acute lymphoblastic leukemia using a standard ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Jain Y,Arya LS,Kataria R

更新日期：2000-01-01 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