J Pak Med Assoc
January 2021
About 85-90% of children with B-cell leukaemia are cured. If relapse occurs it is usually in the bone marrow (BM), followed by extramedullary sites. Ocular lesions occur secondary to the accumulation of circulating blasts in the uvea, optic disc, intra-ocular tissue as well as fluid.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children. This paper aimed to assess the stage, site and treatment outcome among RMS patients.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective chart review was completed from January 2011 to December 2017 of patients that presented to the Department of Paediatric Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, for the management of RMS.
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children. In addition to pulmonary metastasis, computed tomography frequently detects indeterminate pulmonary nodules (IPN). We conducted this study to determine the clinical significance of IPN in terms of progression to pulmonary metastasis and its impact on survival.
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