Female splenogonadal fusion: A PLEA for conservative management.

Splenogonadal fusion in female patients is seldom reported. We describe a 6-month-old girl who represents the youngest living female with splenogonadal fusion reported to date. The lesion was diagnosed as an incidental finding during screening abdominal ultrasonography performed for a vulvar infantile hemangioma.

Evaluation of Nephron-Sparing Surgery as Potential Risk Factor for Relapse in Unilateral Wilms Tumor.

Background: The aim of the study was to assess the prognostic significance of nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) without tumor size limits as a risk factor for relapse in children with unilateral Wilms Tumor (WT).

Methods: A 28-y retrospective single-center review was performed. Prognostic relevance of age, gender, stage, histology, nephrectomy (N), and NSS was analyzed.

Bevacizumab-containing regimen in relapsed/progressed brain tumors: a single-institution experience.

Aim: The aim of the study is to assess tumor response, treatment-related toxicities, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) in patients with relapsed/refractory brain tumors treated with bevacizumab-containing regimen.

Methods: Patients that had received I and II line treatments with or without megatherapy were included. Doses and schedule were as follows: bevacizumab (BVZ) 10 mg/kg i.

Long-term renal function and hypertension in adult survivors of childhood sarcoma: Single center experience.

Aim: Little data is available on long-term renal impairment in survivors from childhood sarcoma. We investigated the prevalence of renal impairment and hypertension after very long-term follow-up in survivors who reached adulthood after treatment for childhood sarcoma.

Methods: A cross-sectional single center study was performed.