case presentation we report the case of a 4.5-year-old boy with acute onset bilateral hip and low back pain and inability to walk. examination of passive movements showed that both hips were painful and restricted. conclusions bone pain presenting as localized bilateral irritable hip could be considered as a diagnostic clue related to malignancies. introduction bone pain is common in children. ...

BACKGROUND Although CSF cytology and MRI are standard methods to diagnose neoplastic meningitis (NM), this complication of neoplastic disease remains difficult to detect. We therefore reevaluated the sensitivity of gadolinium (GD)-enhanced MRI and cerebrospinal-fluid (CSF)-cytology and the relevance of tumor type and CSF cell count. METHODS We retrospectively identified 111 cases of NM diagno...

Article history Received: 05-02-2014 Revised: 06-08-2014 Accepted: 05-01-2015 Abstract: Due to our current interest in the study of the relationship between hematological malignancies and oxidative stress, in this review we addressed the recent finding regarding this issue, focusing on the clinical findings concerning the oxidative status of patients diagnosed with hematological cancers. This s...