Iyad Sultan

..To compare clinical features and outcomes of adults and children reported to have rhabdomyosarcoma...

..Salivary gland carcinomas are rare malignancies, particularly in young individuals in whom only scanty data are available from published studies...

..We recommend treating this entity with protocols designed for Wilms tumor and to conduct further basic research to understand its biologic nature...

..Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare malignancy in the United States, which is considered a low-risk country...

..Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) occurring in the first year of life represent a rare entity. Challenges in delivering optimal therapy may affect the outcome in this very young population...

..Attempted salvage of eyes with advanced disease is justified, particularly in patients with bilateral disease. We were able to salvage almost half of these eyes. We hope our study provides new insights for counseling patients...

..The Surveillance, Epidemiology and End-Results (SEER) database offers an opportunity to study second malignancies in a population-based cohort of patients...

..Colorectal cancer is exceedingly rare in children and adolescents. Reports from small series indicate that poor prognostic factors are more common in children than in adults, resulting in worse outcome for the pediatric population...

..Malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRTs) are aggressive and often fatal; the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database offers an opportunity to study this rare malignancy...

..Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a typical soft tissue sarcoma subtype crosswise between the pediatric and the adult age groups. Less satisfactory overall outcome has been recorded in adult series...

..7%+/-4.7% for patients who did not have complete resection (p=0.003). External-beam radiotherapy did not affect survival (p=0.79); this finding has to be taken with caution due to the study limitations...

..Over the past decades, 2 different approaches for the treatment of Wilms tumor have emerged: upfront nephrectomy (UN) and preoperative chemotherapy (PC), with adjuvant treatment adjusted to stage, histology, and chemotherapy response...

..The care of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is complex due to its multimodal nature. By following standard protocols with acceptable toxicity and building local expertise, better outcome should be achievable...

..We present a de- tailed epidemiological analysis of retinoblastoma in Jordan in an attempt to aid national and regional strategies for improved cancer surveillance and control...

..However, these tumors could also be treated effectively by plaque therapy, which has the potential of preserving the globe and maintaining vision...

..Studying secondary hematological malignancies in a large cohort of patients can help predict risks and trends associated with current therapies...

..All cases exhibited an aggressive course. This is a rare and recently recognized tumor with dismal outcome, and reporting of additional new cases should help in gaining more knowledge about it...

..This article attempts to give an account of the current treatment options, the open and debated issues and the potential novel strategies for the near future...

..An aggressive surgical approach should be considered with caution in this region. Further studies on different pineal tumors subtypes are needed...

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..In conclusion, several differences in clinicopathologic features and outcomes were identified between children/adolescents and adults with HL, and this was particularly noted in young children (<10 years)...

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..The occurrence of this diagnosis in a child, its unusual pattern of metastases and the challenging management of severe hypoglycemia make this case worth reporting...