Immunohistochemical expression of angiogenic cytokines in childhood Hodgkin lymphomaElvan Caglar Citak
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Huseyin Onat Sokak, No 15 13, Asagiayranci, Ankara 06510, Turkey
Pathol Res Pract 204:89-96. 2008
..Our results suggest that, as in many solid tumors, angiogenesis and angiogenic factors may play an important role in childhood HL. Larger series of patients are needed to determine the prognostic value of angiogenesis in childhood HL...
Bilateral Swyer-James (Macleod's) syndromeCitak Funda Erkasar
Department of Pediatrics, Gazi University, Faculty of Meidcine, Besevler Ankara, Turkey
Indian J Pediatr 69:433-5. 2002
..This condition should be considered as a differential diagnosis in a patient with Swyer James (Macleod's) syndrome without an obvious etiology...
- A retrospective chart review of evaluation of the cervical lymphadenopathies in children
Elvan Caglar Citak
Gaziantep Children Hospital, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Sehitkamil, Gaziantep, Turkey
Auris Nasus Larynx 38:618-21. 2011
..Cervical lymphadenopathy is a common finding of physical examination in childhood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the etiology and treatment of cervical lymphadenopathy in children...
- Brucella melitensis: a rare cause of febrile neutropenia
Elvan Caglar Citak
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gaziantep Children Hospital, Sehitkamil, Gaziantep, Turkey
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 28:83-5. 2011
..In this report the authors described an unusual case of febrile neutropenia due to Brucella melitensis...
- Hematologic manifestations of brucellosis in children: 5 years experience of an anatolian center
Elvan Caglar Citak
Departments of Pediatric Oncology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 32:137-40. 2010
..The aim of the study is to review the hematologic findings of brucellosis in childhood...
- Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney in a child
Elvan Caglar Citak
Gazi University, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 26:481-6. 2009
..The authors present the case of a 16-year-old girl who was diagnosed with renal PNET and treated with high-dosage chemotherapy and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT)...
- Management of plexiform neurofibroma with interferon alpha
Elvan Caglar Citak
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 25:673-8. 2008
..Various treatment modalities are considered to decrease pain. In this paper a case with plexiform neurofibroma causing severe pain and in whom alpha-interferon was used is presented...
- Transfusion-related acute lung injury in a child with neuroblastoma during a late engraftment period of autologous stem cell transplantation
Elvan Caglar Citak
Department of Pediatric Oncology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Transplant 12:235-7. 2008
..The diagnosis of TRALI becomes very difficult with late engraftments. Herein, we report TRALI in a pediatric recipient whose neutrophil engraftment occurred on day 67...
- Role of gelatinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9), TIMP-1, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and microvessel density on the clinicopathological behavior of childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Elvan Caglar Citak
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 25:55-66. 2008
..Larger series of patients are needed to determine the prognostic value of angiogenesis in childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma...
- Vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy and urinary bladder paralysis in a child with rhabdomyosarcoma
Elvan Caglar Citak
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 30:61-2. 2008
..Neurologic evaluation aided in monitoring and understanding this problem...
- Intestinal lymphangiectasia as a first manifestation of neuroblastoma
Caglar Citak
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Blood Cancer 46:105-7. 2006
..In this report we describe an unusual case of neuroblastoma that presented with an initial manifestation of protein losing enteropathy secondary to intestinal lymphangiectasia...
- First recurrent infection with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus from Turkey
Elvan Caglar Citak
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey
J Infect 53:e147-50. 2006
..This is the first case of recurrent vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infection in our hospital and Turkey...
- Primary hepatic Burkitt lymphoma in a child and review of literature
Elvan Caglar Citak
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 33:e368-71. 2011
..Primary hepatic non-Hodgkin lymphoma is extremely rare in childhood and can be overlooked in differential diagnosis of liver masses. In this study, we describe an unusual case of primary hepatic Burkitt lymphoma in childhood...
- Serum carnitine levels in children with iron-deficiency anemia with or without pica
Elvan Caglar Citak
Department of Pediatrics, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 23:381-5. 2006
..However, further large-scale studies are needed to establish the frequency of carnitine deficiency in children with iron-deficiency anemia...
- Minor anomalies in children with hematological malignancies
Funda Erkasar Citak
LOSEV Foundation for Children with Leukemia, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Blood Cancer 56:258-61. 2011
..The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of minor anomalies in children with hematological malignancy...
- A rare cause of intestinal obstruction: neonatal gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Bilge Tanyeri
Department of Neonatology, Bezmialem University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 28:155-8. 2011
..5 x 4 cm was resected from the ileum. Histologic and immunohistochemical studies showed a GIST. CD34, small muscle actin (SMA), and desmin were positive. The baby was discharged on the 13th day after operation...
- Clinical characteristics and treatment results of pediatric B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients in a single center
Ceyda Karadeniz
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 24:417-30. 2007
..By multivariate analysis only LDH level was significant. In conclusion, the treatment results in this study were similar to those of BFM group...
- Long-term pulmonary function in survivors of childhood Hodgkin disease and non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Aynur Oguz
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Blood Cancer 49:699-703. 2007
..The aim of our study was to evaluate the long-term effects of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy on lung function in 75 childhood Hodgkin disease (HD) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) survivors several years after treatment...
- Experience with cefepime versus meropenem as empiric monotherapy for neutropenia and fever in pediatric patients with solid tumors
Aynur Oguz
Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 23:245-53. 2006
..Cefepime appears to be as effective and safe as meropenem for empiric treatment of febrile episodes in neutropenic pediatric cancer patients...
- Nodular regenerative hyperplasia and focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver mimicking hepatic metastasis in children with solid tumors and a review of literature
Elvan Caglar Citak
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey caglarcitak yahoo com
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 24:281-9. 2007
..The authors present 2 children, one with NRH and one with FNH, after undergoing antineoplastic therapy for non-hepatic childhood solid tumors and discuss their patients in the context of the literature...
