Intrathecal chemotherapy-related myeloencephalopathy in a young child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

abstract：:Low iron stores in children, absolute iron deficiency (AID), can lead to impaired neurodevelopment and requires iron therapy. In the presence of infection/inflammation, like in cystic fibrosis (CF), serum ferritin (SF) is not a reliable biomarker for AID. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a promising alternat...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Akkermans MD,Uijterschout L,Nuijsink M,Hendriks DM,van Goudoever JB,Brus F

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two children are described who presented with fever and generalized seizures, days 50 and 200, respectively, after matched unrelated donor-bone marrow transplantation. Upon antiepileptic treatment the seizures vanished but somnolence and fever remained. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain was performed and r...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Fischmeister G,Wiesbauer P,Holzmann HM,Peters C,Eibl M,Gadner H

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a pilot study performed to determine the maximum tolerated number of courses of high-dose thiotepa and carboplatin with autologous peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) transplantation in poor-risk pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients. Twelve patients were enrolled and a total of 24 PBPC tra...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Ozkaynak MF,Sandoval C,Levendoglu-Tugal O,Jayabose S

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：: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：: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：:Renal and metabolic complications of tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) were recognized frequently in the 1960s and 1970s. Strategies were designed to prevent TLS. We conducted a retrospective chart review study to identify the current TLS risk in children with acute leukemia. Children were considered to have "laboratory tumo...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kedar A,Grow W,Neiberger RE

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：:Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a recognized late effect of successful treatment of tumors requiring cranial irradiation. Growth after treatment was assessed in 16 patients with sarcomas of the orbital and parameningeal regions. Median age at diagnosis was 6.35 years and median follow-up was 7.2 years. Treatment co...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Goddard AG,Harris SJ,Plowman PN,Savage MO,Kingston JE

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：: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：:Advancements in surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have greatly improved the cures rates for children with Wilms tumor. However, a number of therapy-related late effects have been observed in long-term survivors. Generally, late complications are a consequence of treatment type and intensity; the use of radiother...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Wright KD,Green DM,Daw NC

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:In the French nonHodgkin's lymphoma protocols, central nervous system prophylaxis is provided by high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX), given as a 3-hour IV infusion of 3 g/m2 MTX along with intrathecal MTX injection. The incidence of CNS relapse is less than 3%. We designed a study to evaluate the MTX transfer across the b...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Vassal G,Valteau D,Bonnay M,Patte C,Aubier F,Lemerle J

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tolerance of full-dose methotrexate/6-mercaptopurine (MTX/6MP) maintenance therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) without side effects could reflect insufficient systemic drug exposure, and drug withdrawals due to toxicity might reduce the chance of cure. The present study included 122 children with ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Schmiegelow K

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recently isolated peptide hormone, hepcidin, is thought to be the principal regulator of iron homeostasis. Hepcidin acts by limiting intestinal iron absorption and promoting iron retention in reticuloendothelial cells. Its precursor peptide form is called pro-hepcidin. The aims of this study were to determine serum ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Tiker F,Celik B,Tarcan A,Kilicdag H,Ozbek N,Gurakan B

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：:Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) are epigenetic agents that display antitumor activities in experimental medulloblastoma (MB). Fingolimod (FTY720), an immunosuppressant agent currently used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, also has anticancer actions and can act as an HDACi. Here we examined whether fing...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Perla AS,Fratini L,Cardoso PS,de Farias CB,da Cunha Jaeger M,Roesler R

更新日期：2020-03-01 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 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：:Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and fatal hematological syndrome that causes a disturbance of the immune system. Overall mortality of HLH is greater than 50% and the majority of patients who die do so within the first 8 weeks of chemotherapy treatment. To find clinical parameters relating to high-ri...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Dao AT,Luong VT,Nguyen TT,Huynh QT,Phan TT,Lam MT,Ngoma AM,Koriyama C

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：: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

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：: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：:Fanconi's anemia is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by progressive pancytopenia and congenital malformation of the skeleton. This study investigated the oral health status of 15 children with Fanconi's anemia, including oral lesions, gingival and periodontal status, and dental abnormalities. All children...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Açikgöz A,Ozden FO,Fisgin T,Açikgöz G,Duru F,Yarali N,Albayrak D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient who developed chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) at 12 months of age. She was treated aggressively with stem cell transplant (SCT), interferon, donor lymphocytes and imatinib, with subsequent molecular progression. She received dasatinib, achieving a complete molecular response. Dasatinib was disco...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Triche L,Yarbrough A,Roth M,Ying A,Wells R

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis produces a variety of nonspecific hematologic abnormalities. Hematologic complications of mild anemia and leukopenia have been frequently associated with acute brucellosis, but pancytopenia is less frequently seen. In this study, records of children with brucellosis aged under or equal to 16 years, admitte...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Akbayram S,Dogan M,Akgun C,Peker E,Parlak M,Caksen H,Oner AF

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:Unexplained menorrhagia and hematuria occurred in a 13-year-old female with a mild inherited platelet disorder who had never experienced prior bleeding as a result of this disorder. An intensive search revealed that this patient was receiving coumadin that was given by the mother. In addition, the mother drew large vo...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Souid AK,Korins K,Keith D,Dubansky S,Sadowitz PD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00