Clinical presentation and treatment outcome of children with Burkitt lymphoma in Lebanon: a single institution's experience.

The authors reviewed the medical records of 42 children younger than 13 years of age diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma at the American University of Beirut Medical Center between 1983 and 1993. The male:female ratio was 3.9.

Psychosocial and economic profile of a sample of families with thalassaemic children in Lebanon.

Thalassaemia major is a relatively common disease in Lebanon. This study of 41 families with 54 patients attending the American University of Beirut Medical Center was conducted to define some aspects of the disease in Lebanon and to assess the attitudes of affected families on relevant psychosocial and economic issues. We conclude that because of the high frequency of consanguineous marriage, thalassaemia major is more common in Lebanon than might be expected on the basis of the incidence of the trait.

Neuroblastoma: report on a 21-year experience.

This is a review of 80 patients with neuroblastoma managed at the American University of Beirut Medical Center between 1963 and 1983. Three patients had ganglioneuroblastoma of whom one showed histologic evidence of maturation into a ganglioneuroma. Four patients were less than 1 month of age and 33 were less than 2 years of age.