Publications by authors named "Saadia Zafad"
We present the incidence and the immunologic characteristics of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) subsets in Moroccan children. We studied 279 unselected patients below the age of 18 years with newly diagnosed ALL. Cases were classified according to immunophenotype: 216 (77.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutritional status at diagnosis of children with malignancies in Casablanca.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
October 2008
Introduction: Nutritional assessment is an essential component of the initial assessment of children with cancer. Malnutrition may be present at diagnosis due to the effects of the malignancy or, in low income countries (LIC), due to poverty and an inadequate diet.
Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition at diagnosis in children with cancer in Morocco.
Pernicious anemia associated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia and alopecia areata.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
December 2007
We report a 16-year-old male with a combination of pernicious anemia, auto-immune hemolytic anemia and alopecia areata. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia coexisted with pernicious anemia but was diagnosed only when the anemia failed to respond to cobalamin therapy. Alopecia areata occurred 9 years later.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Childhood Wilms tumor represents one of the challenge for pediatric oncologists in developing countries. We report the characteristics and treatment results of patients with Wilms tumor according to SIOP 9 protocol in Morocco.
Procedure: From January 1989 to December 2000, 86 children with Wilms tumor were admitted.
During the two last decades, the prognosis of children with Burkitt lymphoma has improved dramatically. Treating patients with Bukitt lymphoma in countries with limited resources is a challenge. We report our results in a serie of 95 children with Burkitt lymphoma treated between September 1990 and December 2000 according to SFOP LMB89 protocol.
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