Case of a child with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria diagnosed by flow cytometry.

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：:A method is described to estimate MYCN (N-myc) oncogene amplification in neuroblastoma by the technique of differential polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The technique is quicker than conventional Southern blotting techniques and does not require radioactive materials. The ability to measure MYCN amplification from sma...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Huddart SN,Mann JR,McGukin AG,Corbett R

更新日期：1993-01-01 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 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：: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：:The authors report their experience with 70 pediatric patients with spinal cord compression (SCC) due to malignancies identified among 898 patients with solid tumors. An extradural tumor was the most frequent cause of SCC (71%); 54% of these were soft tissue sarcomas and neuroblastoma. Most intradural tumors (70%) wer...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Pollono D,Tomarchia S,Drut R,Ibañez O,Ferreyra M,Cédola J

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：AIM:To standardize diagnosis and treatment of childhood Wilms tumor (WT) in Turkey. METHODS AND PATIENTS:Between 1998 and 2006, WT patients were registered from 19 centers. Patients <16 years with unilateral WT whose treatment started in first postoperative 3 weeks were included. Treatments were stage I favorable (FH)...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Akyüz C,Yalçin B,Yildiz I,Hazar V,Yörük A,Tokuç G,Akici F,Büyükpamukçu N,Kale G,Atahan L,Büyükünal C,Dervişoğlu S,Atkovar GA,Melikoğlu M,Karpuzoğlu G,Olgun N,Ayan I,Oğuz A,Yariş N,Dağdemir A,Darendeliler E,Sande

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medulloblastoma (MB) is a cancer of the cerebellum and the most common primary pediatric malignancy of the central nervous system. Classified as a primitive neural ectoderm tumor; it is thought to arise from granule cell precursors in the cerebellum. The standard of care consists of surgery, chemotherapy and age-depen...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Byrd T,Grossman RG,Ahmed N

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:A two-step evaluation system is proposed to analyze the results of therapy for stage IV neuroblastoma in children over 1 year of age. Since most protocols consist of first-line chemotherapy followed by surgery and often high-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow rescue, "response" should assess the effect of chemotherapy...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Philip T,Helson L,Bernard JL,Zucker JM,Kremens B,Favrot M,Hartmann O

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most common in tropical regions, population migration has meant that sickle cell disease is now one of the most prevalent genetic diseases worldwide. The issues and challenges faced by physicians and patients have been discussed by an international group of experts representing 4 key regions: the USA, Europe,...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Vichinsky EP,Ohene-Frempong K,Thein SL,Lobo CL,Inati A,Thompson AA,Smith-Whitley K,Kwiatkowski JL,Swerdlow PS,Porter JB,Marks PW

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The third International Conference on Immunotherapy in Pediatric Oncology was held in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, October 1-2, 2012. Major topics of the conference included (i) cellular therapies using antigen-specific and gene-modified T cells for targeting leukemia and pediatric solid tumors; (ii) overcoming hurdles an...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Brehm C,Huenecke S,Pfirrmann V,Rossig C,Mackall CL,Bollard CM,Gottschalk S,Schlegel PG,Klingebiel T,Bader P

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Most of the extragonadal teratomas are located in the sacrococygeal region. Teratoma with malignant sarcomatous differentiation is a rare form of germ cell tumor. The authors describe a 5-year-old-girl with sacrococygeal teratoma in which sarcomatous elements were observed. The patient was treated with complete surgic...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Elli M,Pinarli FG,Kandemir B,Dagdemir A,Ceyhan M,Acar S

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：: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 increased incidence of malignancies, especially acute leukemia, in Down syndrome has been clearly established. The association of Hodgkin's disease with Down syndrome has not been extensively documented, and only a few cases have been reported. We present here a case report of Hodgkin's disease in an 11-year-old f...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kusumakumary P,Jyothirmayi R,Chellam VG,Krishnan NM

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：:This study examined both the endogenous and exogenous (therapy-related) pharmacokinetics of the cytokine granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in neutropenic children with solid and systemic malignancies. The daily endogenous GM-CSF serum concentration before application was 29 pg/mL. During the 10...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Müller CE,Mukodzi S,Reddemann H

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghosal-type hemato-diaphyseal dysplasia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with distinctive diaphyseal and metaphyseal dysplasia of long bones and steroid-dependant anemia. The authors describe a 20-month-old girl who had had a severe transfusion-dependent anemia since late infancy and marked locomotion difficulti...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Alebouyeh M,Vossough P,Tabarrok F

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：: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：:Growth was studied longitudinally in 19 children who were long-term survivors after acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Of the children, 13 were girls; 6 were boys. They had all undergone a 3-year cytostatic treatment period which included vincristine, adriamycin, asparaginase, methotrexate, purinethol, and prednisone...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Sempoux P,Moëll C,Cornu G,Malvaux P,Maes M

更新日期：1992-07-01 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：:To determine treatment outcome using ceftazidime-aminoglycosides in febrile neutropenic children with cancer, the authors conducted a prospective cohort study in 216 episodes. Early and complete responses to antibiotics were 108/216 (50.0%) and 133/216 (61.6%) episodes, respectively. Death, a modification of antibioti...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Laoprasopwattana K,Pruekprasert P,Laosombat V,Wongchanchailert M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK) has been classified as high risk tumour in the previous UK and international Wilms tumor studies. The current Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) trial, UK version, advocates chemotherapy including doxorubicin prior to nephrectomy. Pathological staging and histology of the res...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Ng A,Jenkinson H,Morland B,Grundy R

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor X (FX) is the component of both extrinsic and intrinsic coagulation cascade and is the first enzyme of the common pathway which results in thrombus. Congenital FX deficiency (FXD) is an extremely rare coagulation defect. In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical and laboratory data of the patients dia...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Karabel M,Söker M,Yıldırım AT,Oymak Y,Kelekçi S,Karabel D

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:To investigate the possible clinical application of the hypothesis that insufficient induction of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine decarboxylase (DDC) causes accumulation and secretion of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) in unfavorable neuroblastomas, we measured plasma DOPA in 28 neuroblastoma patients. Abnormally high le...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Ikeda H,Suzuki N,Takahashi A,Kuroiwa M,Matsuyama S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00