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Age-adjusted international prognostic index is a predictor of survival in gastr...
Delamain,Marcia Torresan; Silva,Maria Gomes da; Miranda,Eliana Cristina Martins; Desterro,Joana; Luminari,Stefano; Fedina,Anna; Merli,FrancescoABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The clinical course of gastric lymphoma is heterogeneous and clinical symptoms and some factors have been related to prognosis. OBJECTIVE: The present study aims to identify prognostic factors in gastric diffuse B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosed and treated in different countries. METHODS: A consecutive series of gastric diffuse B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients diagnosed and treated...
Secondary infiltration of the central nervous system in patients with diffuse l...
Rocha,Talita Maira Bueno da Silveira da; Costa,Fortier Sergio; Pinto,Maeva Seo Gomes; Silva,Igor Campos da; Paes,Roberto Pinto; Chiattone,Carlos SergioOBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence and risk factors of infiltration of the central nervous system after the initial treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in patients treated at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo. METHODS: A total of 133 patients treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma from January 2001 to April 2008 were retrospectively analyzed in respect to the incidence and risk factors of s...
T-Cell Lymphomas in South America and Europe
Bellei,Monica; Chiattone,Carlos Sergio; Luminari,Stefano; Pesce,Emanuela Anna; Cabrera,Maria Elena; Souza,Carmino Antonio de; Gabús,Raul; Zoppegno,LuciaPeripheral T-cell lymphomas are a group of rare neoplasms originating from clonal proliferation of mature post-thymic lymphocytes with different entities having specific biological characteristics and clinical features. As natural killer cells are closely related to T-cells, natural killer-cell lymphomas are also part of the group. The current World Health Organization classification recognizes four categories ...
Philadelphia-negative chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms
Bittencourt,Rosane Isabel; Vassallo,Jose; Chauffaille,Maria de Lourdes Lopes Ferrari; Xavier,Sandra Guerra; Pagnano,Katia BorgiaChronic myeloproliferative diseases without the Philadelphia chromosome marker (Ph-), although first described 60 years ago, only became the subject of interest after the turn of the millennium. In 2001, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined the classification of this group of diseases and in 2008 they were renamed myeloproliferative neoplasms based on morphological, cytogenetic and molecular features. In...
Classificação dos tumores hematopoéticos e linfoides de acordo com a OMS: padro...
Zerbini,Maria Cláudia Nogueira; Soares,Fernando Augusto; Morais,José Carlos; Vassallo,José; Velloso,Elvira Deolinda Rodrigues PereiraINTRODUÇÃO: A classificação da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) para os tumores do tecido hematopoético e linfoide (4ª edição, 2008) representa uma revisão atualização da 3ª edição publicada em 2001. A tradução da nomenclatura utilizada para identificar as entidades descritas deve ser clara, precisa e uniforme no sentido de reproduzir de forma correta as diversas entidades clinicopatológicas para clínicos, pa...
Liposomal daunorubicin and dexamethasone as a treatment for multiple myeloma: t...
Dulley,Frederico Luiz; Saboya,Rosaura; Hungria,Vânia Tietsche de Moraes; Bueno,Nadjanara Dorna; Mello,Fernando Gomes de; Frota,Maria TerezaCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Liposomal daunorubicin has been used to treat hematological malignancies, including multiple myeloma (MM). The goal was to evaluate efficacy, side-effects and toxicity of liposomal daunorubicin and dexamethasone ("DD Protocol"). DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective study at Sírio-Libanês, São Camilo, Brasil and Alemão Oswaldo Cruz hospitals. METHODS: Twenty consecutive patients with active MM ...