Publications by authors named "Raja Rabah"

Context.—: Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection has been associated with increased adverse events in the mother, as well as increased stillbirths (11.5 per 1000), spontaneous abortions, and premature delivery.

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Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor diagnosed in children. This inaugural version of the NCCN Guidelines for Neuroblastoma provides recommendations for the diagnosis, risk classification, and treatment of neuroblastoma. The information in these guidelines was developed by the NCCN Neuroblastoma Panel, a multidisciplinary group of representatives with expertise in neuroblastoma, consisting of pediatric oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, surgeons, and radiation oncologists from NCCN Member Institutions.

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Spindle cell/sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma is an infrequent subtype of rhabdomyosarcoma according to the World Health Organization Classification of Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours, which includes a novel category of intraosseous spindle-cell rhabdomyosarcomas (ISCRMS) with :: or fusions. We report a case of ISCRMS with fusion presenting in the femur mimicking osteosarcoma in this unusual primary location. We present an 18-year-old male with relapsed widely metastatic sarcoma, morphologically identical to osteosarcoma responding poorly to chemotherapy, initially presenting in the distal femur.

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Objectives: Inflammation on diagnostic rectal biopsy for children with suspected Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is reported on pathology, and its significance is unknown. We describe the management and outcomes of a cohort with inflammation on rectal biopsy compared to those without. Specifically, to address the hypothesis that inflammation on diagnostic biopsy is associated with increased complication rates irrespective of intervention type and timing.

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Background And Aims: Pediatric neuroendocrine tumors (NET) of the GI tract are rare and appendiceal NET are typically incidental. Few studies have been done in the pediatric population and practice guidelines are mainly based on adult data. There are currently no diagnostic studies specific for NET.

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Background: Infections have been associated with rejection episodes in solid organ transplant recipients. We report an association between COVID-19 infection and heart transplant (HT) rejection.

Case Description: The patient was 14 years old and 6.

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Background: Clinical translation of the extracorporeal artificial placenta (AP) is impeded by the high risk for intracranial hemorrhage in extremely premature newborns. The Nitric Oxide Surface Anticoagulation (NOSA) system is a novel non-thrombogenic extracorporeal circuit. This study aims to test the NOSA system in the AP without systemic anticoagulation.

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The artificial placenta (AP) promotes organ development and reduces organ injury in a lamb model of extreme prematurity. This study evaluates hepatic outcomes after AP support with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) administration. Premature lambs (116-121 days estimated gestational age; term = 145) were cannulated for 7 days of AP support.

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Background: Solid-organ transplantation in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is controversial due to the risk for severe and recurrent infections. Determining transplantation candidacy in CVID patients is further complicated by the presence of CVID-related non-infectious complications that can reduce overall survival and also recur in the transplanted organ. Data regarding solid organ transplantation in patients with CVID are limited, particularly in heart transplantation.

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Secretory carcinoma (SC), previously known as mammary analogue secretory carcinoma, is a rare salivary gland neoplasm that typically presents as a slow-growing painless lesion in the head and neck. SC occurs mainly in adults but has been described in children with the youngest reported patient diagnosed at five years of age. In children the gender distribution has been reported as female to male ratio of 1:1.

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Pulmonary lymphangiectasia (PL) is a rare congenital disorder of pulmonary lymphatic development. Although it was traditionally a fatal disorder of infancy, some cases in later childhood have been reported, suggesting a spectrum of severity. We present an unusual case of unilateral, congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia.

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Teratomas are the most common tumors in the ovary during childhood. Previous studies suggested that they may be derived from germ cells at any developmental stage from premeiotic oogonia through meiotic oocytes to post-meiotic ova. The majority of mature teratomas reveal normal karyotypes and immature teratomas show higher frequency of chromosomal abnormalities.

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Article Synopsis
  • A 7-year-old patient with Fontan-associated protein-losing enteropathy was diagnosed with MALT lymphoma, showing a connection between these two conditions.
  • Treatment of the MALT lymphoma led to improvement in the protein-losing enteropathy, highlighting the need to consider their potential interaction in treatment strategies.
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Background: Swyer syndrome is a difference of sex development that is typically associated with mutations in genes responsible for testicular development. It is speculated that some cases may result from cryptic 45,X/46,XY mosaicism leading to abnormal gonadal development. The presence or absence of a 45,X lineage is important for prognosis and management.

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Endobronchial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) rarely occur in children younger than 10 years of age and have intermediate malignant potential. A 7-year-old girl initially presented with pneumonia. After failing outpatient treatment, she re-presented in status asthmaticus.

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Background: Few studies focus on pediatric thyroid nodules categorized under indeterminate diagnostic categories. The current study was conducted to assess the risk of malignancy of indeterminate pediatric thyroid nodules.

Methods: A search of the institutional electronic pathology database from 01/2011 to 09/2018 was performed to identify pediatric (<21 years old) thyroid nodules that were interpreted as follicular lesion of undetermined significance (FLUS), suspicious for follicular neoplasm (SFN), or suspicious for malignancy (SFM) and subsequently managed with surgery, repeat fine-needle aspiration (FNA), or ≥ 6 months of clinical/imaging monitoring.

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Background: We present an adolescent with multiple vulvar angiokeratomas within a background of lichen sclerosus.

Case: A 13-year-old girl presented with vulvar pruritus and wart-like vulvar lesions. Four lesions were resected because of discomfort and uncertainty of the diagnosis.

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Background/purpose: Synoptic, or standardized, reporting of surgery and pathology reports has been widely adopted in surgical oncology. Patients with Hirschsprung disease may experience morbidity related to surgical factors or underlying pathology and often undergo multiple operations. Our aim is to improve the postoperative outcome and care of patients with Hirschsprung disease by proposing a standardized set of data that should be included in every surgery and pathology report.

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Introduction: The purpose of this study is to evaluate splenic effects during artificial placenta (AP) support.

Methods: AP lambs (118-121 d, n = 14) were delivered and placed on the AP support for a goal of 10-14 days. Cannulation used right jugular drainage and umbilical vein reinfusion.

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Spermatogenesis has been intensely studied in rodents but remains poorly understood in humans. Here, we used single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze human testes. Clustering analysis of neonatal testes reveals several cell subsets, including cell populations with characteristics of primordial germ cells (PGCs) and spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs).

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Infantile fibrosarcoma (IFS) is a rare soft-tissue sarcoma, which classically presents as an aggressive and rapidly enlarging tumor over the distal extremities of children in their first year of life. The presence of and gene rearrangement is characteristic of IFS, which can be detected on routine fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) testing. Patients with IFS typically respond well to surgical resection and chemotherapy and have an overall survival of ∼90%.

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Purpose: syndrome is a recently described inherited cancer predisposition syndrome caused by pathogenic variants in . With the recent increase in integrative clinical sequencing for pediatric patients with cancer, our understanding of the syndrome continues to evolve, as new and rare pathogenic variants are reported. As the frequency of integrative clinical sequencing increases, discussions regarding challenges encountered in the interpretation of sequencing results are essential to continue to advance the field of cancer predisposition.

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An artificial placenta (AP) utilizing extracorporeal life support (ECLS) could protect premature lungs from injury and promote continued development. Preterm lambs at estimated gestational age (EGA) 114-128 days (term = 145) were delivered by Caesarian section and managed in one of three groups: AP, mechanical ventilation (MV), or tissue control (TC). Artificial placenta lambs (114 days EGA, n = 3; 121 days, n = 5) underwent venovenous (VV)-ECLS with jugular drainage and umbilical vein reinfusion for 7 days, with a fluid-filled, occluded airway.

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