Fever and neutropenia hospital discharges in children with cancer: A 2012 update.

abstract：:To evaluate the quantitative aspects of the shift in production from fetal hemoglobin (HbF) to adult hemoglobin (HbA), the HbF and HbA mass were estimated in a preterm infant (gestational age 29 weeks) for 22 weeks after an exchange transfusion the second day of life, leading to an initial HbA% of 100. Up until the es...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Refsum HE,Bechensteen AG,Lindemann R

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：:Malignant ectomesenchymoma (MEM) is a rare soft tissue tumor believed to arise from a pluripotent migratory neural crest cell and composed fo both a mesenchymal element and a neuroectodermal element. The authors report the case of an 11-month-old male who presented with a local abdominal MEM and systemic metastases in...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Müller HL,Marx A,Trusen M,Schneider P,Kühl J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-one long-term survivors, treated for brain tumors in childhood, were evaluated in term of neurological impairments, disability, and handicap. Thirty-eight patients (pts) (62%) had at least one impairment. Visual impairment was detected in 14 pts (24%), associated with recurrence (p = .012). Thirty-four patients ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Macedoni-Luksic M,Jereb B,Todorovski L

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：:A cooperative Italian study group on acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (AITP) has been designed to evaluate efficacy and safety of no treatment at the onset of the disease and sequential treatment with immunoglobulin and high dose steroid. One hundred thirty-eight patients with AITP entered in the trial. Eleve...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Mori PG,Lanza T,Mancuso G,De Mattia D,Catera P,Miano C,Del Principe D,Cottafava F

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1981, the Children's Cancer and Leukemia Study Group (CCLSG) has developed a series of protocols for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in childhood. In the first randomized controlled study of the 811 protocol (1981-1983) a comparison of conventional daily 6-mercaptopurine and methotrexate with a p...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Koizumi S,Fujimoto T,Oka T,Watanabe S,Kikuta A,Tsuchiya T,Matsushita T,Asami K,Yanase T,Mimaya J,Ohta S,Miyake M,Nishikawa K,Furuyama T,Yamamura Y,Takaue Y,Ninomiya T,Shimokawa T,Iwai A,Ishida Y,Ariyoshi N,Kimur

更新日期：1997-01-01 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 authors report on supernumerary nipples and various hematologic disorders in 7 patients [factor X deficiency (n = 1), factor XI deficiency (n = 2), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (n = 3), and acute myeloblastic leukemia (n = 1)]. They would like to draw attention to the association of supernumerary nipples with hema...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Aslan D,Gürsel T,Kaya Z

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of meropenem plus amikacin compared with piperacillin-tazobactam plus netilmicin for initial empirical antibiotic treatment of high-risk febrile neutropenia in children with cancer. Patients with hematologic malignancy (leukemia or stage III/IV non-Hodgkin ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Aksoylar S,Cetingül N,Kantar M,Karapinar D,Kavakli K,Kansoy S

更新日期：2004-03-01 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

abstract：:Some clinical manifestations of acute leukemia in children can mimic orthopedic conditions, and t is variable presentation often makes diagnosis difficult. Bone changes in leukemia are well documented, but there are only a few accounts of children with acute leukemia who present with bone fractures. This report descri...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Alioglu B,Tuncay IC,Ozyurek E,Avci Z,Ozbek N

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：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 FLT3 gene encodes a tyrosine kinase receptor that regulates proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic cells. Recently, the internal duplication of FLT3 has been observed in hematological malignancies, suggesting the involvement of these mutations in leukemogenesis. The authors analyzed the expression of F...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Ishii E,Zaitsu M,Ihara K,Hara T,Miyazaki S

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：:Spontaneous remission/regression of cancer is defined as partial or complete disappearance of malignant disease temporarily or permanently in the absence of medical treatment. This event is named as spontaneous regression for solid tumors and spontaneous remission for leukemia. The authors report the case of a girl ag...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Yoruk A,Erguven M,Celiker E,Aki H,Timur C,Yuksel E,Ozkan H

更新日期：2008-04-01 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 clinical usefulness of the measurement of red cell zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), an indicator of iron-deficient erythropoiesis, was assessed in a group of UK children undergoing investigation for red cell microcytosis. Of 213 children studied, 136 had increased ZPP values. Of these, 86 also had reduced iron stores as...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hinchliffe RF,Lilleyman JS,Steel GJ,Bellamy GJ

更新日期：1995-09-01 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 effectiveness of the different pharmacological agents and different doses of systemic corticosteroids was analyzed. A total of 1109 patients (median age 8 months; F/M: 2.3) with hemangioma, followed up in our unit for 23 years, were evaluated retrospectively. Forty-five of them received systemic corticosteroids. T...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Akyüz C,Yariş N,Kutluk MT,Büyükpamukçu M

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is one of the familial cancers characterized by different tumors and hereditary TP53 mutations. The adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) association with acute leukemia is unusual in childhood, even in LFS. The authors here present a family with pR337P mutation in TP53 gene who had a child with ac...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Karakas Z,Tugcu D,Unuvar A,Atay D,Akcay A,Gedik H,Kayserili H,Dogan O,Anak S,Devecioglu O

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：: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：: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：:Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acute self-limited disease of childhood, mostly resolving within 6 months irrespective of whether therapy is given or not. Treatment options when indicated include corticosteroids, intravenous immune globulin (IVIG), and anti-RhD immunoglobulin. We reviewed our 32 years' experience ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Yildiz I,Ozdemir N,Celkan T,Soylu S,Karaman S,Canbolat A,Dogru O,Erginoz E,Apak H

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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：:Between 1973 and 1991, 10 patients with locally advanced [stages III and IV] nasopharyngeal carcinoma were treated at the Northern Israel Oncology Center. All patients were treated with wide-field irradiation to the primary tumor, including the base of skull, neck, and supraclavicular region. After 1984, 6 patients al...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Arush MW,Stein ME,Rosenblatt E,Lavie R,Kuten A

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00