Pilot study of propranolol premedication to reduce FDG uptake in brown adipose tissue on PET scans of adolescent and young adult oncology patients.

abstract：:Ewing's sarcoma is one of the most common malignant tumors of the skeletal system in children and young adults. It most frequently stems from the long bones of the extremities. However, though uncommon, extraosseous localization can be seen. Epidural extraosseous presentations are extremely rare. In this case, the aut...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Erkutlu I,Buyukhatipoglu H,Alptekin M,Ozsarac C,Buyukbese I,Gok A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A firm, painless tumor of the temporal region was excised in a 3-year-old girl. The diagnosis of nonossifying fibromyxoid tumor was established on pathologic examination, which showed that most of the cells formed cords and tubulelike structures in a myxoid background. Bone and osteoid were lacking. The child is free ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Leray V,Gosseye S,Sempoux C,Ninane J,Vanwijck R

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-six patients with Ewing's sarcoma were analyzed as to the role of radiation therapy. Fifty-eight patients (P group) had removal of the involved part of the bone after preoperative chemotherapy, and 28 (NP group) had local treatment either at the same time or before chemotherapy. Thirty-six of 58 P-group patient...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Jereb B,Ong RL,Mohan M,Caparros B,Exelby P

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic osteosarcoma most commonly affects the lungs and other bones. Hepatic metastasis at the time of diagnosis is extremely rare. A 14-year-old boy with synovial sarcoma of the left popliteal fossa was treated with surgical resection, radiotherapy for microscopic residual disease, and 1 year of chemotherapy (vin...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Daw NC,Kaste SC,Hill DA,Kun LE,Pratt CB

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：:Sinovenous thrombosis describes thrombosis in one or more of the cerebral venous sinuses. The incidence of SVT in childhood appears to be highest during the neonatal period. Although plasma level of D-dimer has been shown to be sensitive for the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in adult patient...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Karagöl BS,Erdeve O,Fítöz S,Uysal Z,Atasay B,Arsan S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old female developed a relapse of B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as a mass in her left breast after 6 years of maintained continuous complete remission. No leukemic lesions were identified in other sites such as the bone marrow or cerebrospinal fluid. The relapsed leukemic cells in the breast...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Todo K,Morimoto A,Osone S,Nukina S,Ohtsuka T,Ishida H,Yoshihara T,Todo S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a 4-year-old girl with pleuropulmonary blastoma is reported. Surgical resection of the tumor was performed and histologic examination revealed pleuropulmonary blastoma with rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation. Postoperative chemotherapy was administered and 3 weeks after initiation of treatment protocol a s...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Perdikogianni C,Stiakaki E,Danilatou V,Delides G,Kalmanti M

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:According to the Fifth National Wilms Tumor Study (NWTS-5), tumor-specific loss of heterozygosity (LOH) for chromosomes 1p and 16q identifies a subset of patients with Wilms tumor (WT) who despite having favorable histology (FH) have a significantly increased risk of relapse and death. We aimed to find out 1p and 16q ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Fawzy M,Bahanassy A,Samir A,Hafez H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nesiritide is a recombinant formulation of B-type natriuretic peptide used most commonly in the treatment of adults with decompensated congestive heart failure. The physiologic effects of BNP include natriuresis, diuresis, and smooth muscle relaxation. These physiologic effects result in its beneficial therapeutic eff...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Wheeler AD,Tobias JD

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：: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：:During the last 5 years massive chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation have been increasingly explored in the treatment of pediatric solid tumors, mainly for neuroblastoma, Ewing's sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Wilms' tumor, germ cell tumors, osteosarcoma, and retinoblastoma. Although the disease course ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Yaniv I,Bouffet E,Irle C,Negrier S,Biron P,Favrot M,Philip I,Brunat-Mentigny M,Philip T

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was to determine the efficacy of vincristine and irinotecan in children with relapsed hepatoblastoma (HB). METHODS:A total of 10 patients with relapsed HB were enrolled. Three patients were excluded. Patients received irinotecan 50 mg/m(2)/day, day 1-5 and vincristine 1.5 mg/m(2)/day, day 1, repeate...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Zhang YT,Feng LH,Zhong XD,Wang LZ,Chang J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of G-CSF after myelotoxic chemotherapy accelerates neutrophil recovery reducing the risk of febrile neutropenia. Current guidelines recommend initiating G-CSF 24 hours after myelotoxic chemotherapy. However, the optimal timing of post-chemotherapy G-CSF administration has not been elucidated. Our previous work...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Yankelevich M,Hoogstra DJ,Abrams J,Chu R,Bhambhani K,Taub JW

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：: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：: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：:The treatment of a child with a relapsed state acute leukemia after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is a challenge. The authors report about a child with an acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), which relapsed after allo-SCT despite immunological intervention. It was further treated with a second line chem...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hartwig M,Weigel S,Bernig T,Bader P,Dölken R,Beck J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-thalassemia major is a severe, transfusion-dependent anemia that also causes infertility due to iron deposition to endocrine organs after overtransfusion. Very few pregnancies have been reported among such patients after modern therapies. In this study, 32 women with thalassemia who were admitted to Ali Asghar Ch...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Ansari S,Azarkeivan A,Tabaroki A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 33 children, 23 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and 10 with solid tumors, the phenotype of the enzyme adenosine deaminase (ADA) was detected in the erythrocytes by electrophoresis in cellulose acetate. In all children the ADA enzyme activity was also determined in the plasma by spectrophotometry at the onse...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hatzistilianou M,Athanassiadou F,Catriu D,Makedou A,Hitoglou S,Papaeconomou A

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：: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：:The authors aimed to investigate the efficacy of epoetin-alpha on hemoglobin levels and red cell transfusion requirement in children with both hematologic malignancy (HM, n = 27) and solid tumors (ST, n = 14). Epoetin-alpha was given (150 U/kg or 250 U/kg, thrice weekly) for 12 weeks. Epoetin alpha significantly incre...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Yilmaz D,Cetingül N,Kantar M,Oniz H,Kansoy S,Kavakli K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both transplanted and leukemia patients are at high risk (HR) for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). Methods for rapid diagnosis are crucial. Our objective was to investigate the impact of serial serum galactomannan assay (GMA) screening on IPA diagnosis in children. Between January 2010 and December 2011, all ch...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Gefen A,Zaidman I,Shachor-Meyouhas Y,Avidor I,Hakim F,Weyl Ben-Arush M,Kassis I

更新日期：2015-03-01 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 aimed to address the clinical impact of recombination-activating gene (RAG1) expression and tumor suppressor IKZF1 gene deletions in Philadelphia negative B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) patients. Fifty newly diagnosed pediatric Philadelphia negative B-ALL patients were included in thi...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Aref S,Khaled N,Menshawy NE,Sabry M,Agder MA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern treatment protocols lead to complete remission in a high proportion of patients with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, a large number of them show a relapse of the disease. Treatment failure in these patients is mainly attributable to de novo or acquired resistance to a wide variety of cyto...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kourti M,Vavatsi N,Gombakis N,Tzimagiorgis G,Sidi V,Koliouskas D,Athanassiadou F

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) is primarily localized on the endothelial cells of large blood vessels and is very low or absent in the microvascular endothelium of most tissues. EPCR augments the thrombin/thrombomodulin-dependent activation of protein C by 5- to 20-fold. EPCR appears to be physiologically signi...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kendirli T,Ciftçi E,Ince E,Yurdakul E,Kansu A,Akar N

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00