Clinico-pathological features and outcome of management of pediatric gastrointestinal lymphoma.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate pediatric GIT lymphomas as regards clinico-pathological features, controversies in surgical treatment, role of chemotherapy and the prognostic features.

Patients And Methods: This study included forty three patients with pediatric GIT Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma collected over 7 years at the NCI Cairo University between January 1997 and December 2003. The data of every patient included: Age, sex, presenting symptoms and signs, preoperative investigations, extent of the disease at diagnosis and the type of resection performed, histopathological examination, details of chemotherapy and state at follow up.

Ileocecal interpositional graft for gastric replacement after total gastrectomy.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the technique of ileocecal segment interpositional graft after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer with assessment of its advantages and disadvantages.

Patients And Methods: This is a prospective study carried out at the National Cancer Institute, Cairo University. Twenty four patients with gastric carcinoma were identified from December 1998 to February 2003.

Management of parapharyngeal space tumors at the National Cancer Institute, Egypt.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate parapharyngeal space (PPS) tumors as regards clinicopathological features, preoperative assessment, different surgical approaches, perioperative complications, patterns of recurrence and the role of non-surgical treatment.

Materials And Methods: This study included twenty-five patients with (PPS) tumors presented to NCI, Cairo University, from October 2001 to March 2003. The data of each patient included age, sex, presenting symptoms and signs, provisional diagnosis, preoperative investigations, operative data, histopathological examination, non-surgical treatment and state of follow up.