Abstract The authors present a proposal of a partnership between the Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Pediátrica (SOBOPE) and the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) to promote the standardization and improvement of nutritional care of kids under cancer treatment in Brazil. The results of the first meeting in Brazil as well as plans for future meetings are described.
Abstract Objective: To determine the value of anterior displacement of the abdominal aorta, when present at any level or only at the level of the adrenal gland, contralateral to the mass, in diagnosing neuroblastoma on computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging in children up to 7 years of age. Materials and Methods: Imaging examinations of 66 patients were classified by consensus as for the presence of ...
Abstract Objective To analyze and compare the health-related quality of life of adult survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia and Wilms’ tumor amongst themselves and in relation to healthy participants. Methods Ninety participants aged above 18 years were selected and divided into three groups, each comprising 30 individuals. The Control Group was composed of physically healthy subjects, with no cancer history;...
Objective:To evaluate the outcome of children with severe acquired aplastic anemia treated with rabbit antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporine as first-line treatment at this institution.Methods:Retrospective analysis of 26 pediatric patients with aplastic anemia, treated between 1996 and 2011 with rabbit antithymocyte globulin plus cyclosporine.Results:The overall response rate at six months was 34.6% (9/26), ...
Pilomyxoid astrocytoma, an entity described as a histological variant of pilocytic astrocytoma, is a rare primary tumor of the central nervous system. It is usually located in the hypothalamic-chiasmatic area, affecting children with a mean age of 10 months. It has a high rate of recurrence and cerebrospinal fluid dissemination, which may be present throughout the neuroaxis. Due to its topography, it may presen...
O desafio do tratamento do linfoma de Hodgkin na infância reside na redução da toxicidade aguda e tardia sem afetar os bons resultados terapêuticos. Crianças e adolescentes portadores de linfoma de Hodgkin recém-diagnosticado foram tratados com o protocolo institucional DH-II-90. Os objetivo deste trabalho foram: 1)avaliar as taxas de sobrevida global (SG) e livre de eventos (SLE) do protocolo DH-II-90 aplicado...
OBJETIVO: Identificar pacientes portadores de neoplasias encaminhados ao ambulatório de reumatologia pediátrica por apresentarem sintomas musculoesqueléticos como manifestação inicial, bem como apontar os achados clínicos, laboratoriais e radiológicos que contribuíram para o esclarecimento diagnóstico. MÉTODOS: Foi realizada análise retrospectiva dos prontuários dos pacientes com diagnóstico final de neoplasia,...
O tratamento do câncer infantil provoca diversos efeitos colaterais, como a ototoxicidade, que é capaz de lesar estruturas da orelha interna e pode levar à perda auditiva. OBJETIVO: Estimar a prevalência de perda auditiva em crianças e adolescentes com câncer, utilizando três classificações: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Pediatric Oncology Group Toxicity (POGT) e Perda Auditiva Bilateral ...
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this retrospective study is to compare surgical complications and long-term survival in children with Wilms' tumor (WT) and tumor thrombus receiving or not preoperative chemotherapy MATERIALS AND METHODS: Review of the charts of 155 children with WT treated between 1983 and 2005, and analysis of 16/155 (10.3%) children with WT who presented cavoatrial tumor extension, being 8/16 IVC and 8...
O tratamento atual das leucemias mielóides agudas (LMA) obedece principalmente aos seguintes critérios: precisa caracterização clínica e biológica, adequada e agressiva quimioterapia, intensa terapia de suporte e possível indicação precoce de transplante de medula óssea. Neste artigo, envolvendo crianças tratadas entre 1986 e 1996, são apresentados os resultados passíveis de obtenção com tratamento quimioterápi...