A 14 years old girl, with documented Ewing's sarcoma, was treated by both chemotherapy and surgery. An initial bone scan (TC-99m-MI)I*) did not reveal a renal lesion. However, following therapeutic irradiation, there was retention of the bone imaging agent in a portion of the kidney that had been included in the radiation field. This reflected the effects of radiation related parenchymal ...

Ewing sarcoma is a rare tumor that requires complex multidisciplinary management. This report describes the general management and standard radiotherapy guidelines in both North America (Children's Oncology Group) Europe (International Society of Pediatric Oncology). Standard treatment involves multiagent induction chemotherapy followed by local with surgery, definitive radiation, or combinatio...

background: massive bone allograft is an option in cases of limb preservation and reconstruction after massive benign and malignant bone tumor resection. the purpose of this study was to analyze the outcome of these procedures at imam reza hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences. methods: in this study, 113 cases have been presented. eleven cases were excluded (patients has a traumatic...

PURPOSE To review our experience with pre-radiation chemotherapy for malignant glioma. METHODS Consecutive adults with newly diagnosed glioblastoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma and anaplastic mixed glioma with a Karnofsky Performance Score of 60 or greater were treated with one cycle of procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine or lomustine alone, prior to radiation. Co...

Two female patients were diagnosed with primary small cell carcinoma of the breast that was estrogen receptor, progesterone and Her-2 Neu negative. Diagnosis made by ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy. They both underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The first patient had negative sentinel lymph node biopsy postoperative whole radiation. She has remained disease-free. second preoperative radiati...

background : there has been a rapid increase in cancer among sudanese citizens from 1999 until this year. at least 80% of all patients who undergo chemotherapy will develop anemia as a complication. this inpatient analytical comparative study aims to examine the possible association between hemotoxicity and various chemotherapy regimens in sudanese children diagnosed with retinoblastoma. method...

Despite nearly two decades of research investigating the use of dietary antioxidant supplementation during conventional chemotherapy and radiation therapy, controversy remains about the efficacy and safety of this complementary treatment. Several randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that the concurrent administration of antioxidants with chemotherapy or radiation therapy reduces treatme...