Clinical outcomes of rhabdomyosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma of the head and neck in children.

Objective: To review our experience and critically evaluate treatment strategy and results in children with head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma.

Methods: Retrospective charts review of children affected by non-orbital rhabdomyosarcoma or Ewing's sarcoma of the head and neck who were treated at our institution from January 1996 to August 2009.

Results: Seven consecutive children with head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma or Ewing's sarcoma were identified.

Outside-hospital assistance for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Telephone care, Telemedicine, Home care and Diabetic Camps are the most useful ways for Paediatricians to transfer diabetic care outside the hospital. These provide children with diabetes and their parents with an effective and practical tool to solve directly arising therapeutic problems and improve their quality of care and life. The advantages for the National Health Care System could be macroscopic: according to some studies, the Telephone care service allows to save 85% of the hospitalisation costs for children with acute metabolic intercurrent illnesses-related derangements.