Publications by authors named "T A Raafat"
Craniopharyngiomas are tumors that arise from the remnants of Rathke's pouch along the nasopharynx to the diencephalon. Current standard of care includes maximal surgical resection versus adjuvant radiation if a maximal resection is unfeasible. Pharmacological therapy with MAPK targeted agents is an emerging therapeutic option for tumors with BRAF V600E mutations.
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- The study aims to evaluate five-dimensional implantation markers and factors predicting pregnancy on the day of hCG injection during intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) procedures in a clinical trial involving 400 women.
- Conducted at Ain Shams Maternity Teaching Hospital from April 2014 to December 2017, the study involved women under 40 with normal uterine conditions, utilizing a long protocol for ovarian stimulation and measuring various endometrial parameters through 5D transvaginal ultrasound.
- Results indicated that while endometrial volume can help predict receptivity and exclude cases of non-success, the overall pregnancy rate was 40.5%. Specific ultrasound measurements (endometrial volume, flow
Surgical approaches, anaesthetic management and outcome in pediatric superior mediastinal tumors.
J Egypt Natl Canc Inst
September 2017
Article Synopsis
- Pediatric superior mediastinal tumors are diverse in type and growth, and this study assessed various surgical methods used for their removal in children's cases at a specific hospital in Egypt from 2008 to 2015.
- The study involved 20 patients with different tumor types—including germ cell tumors and neuroblastoma—and categorized them based on how far the tumors extended in the body, with various surgical techniques utilized for removal.
- No patients died during surgery, with a 20% rate of complications; by the end of 2016, most patients were in remission, but more research is needed due to the small sample size in this descriptive study.
Aim Of Work: To evaluate the sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), and predictive values (PV) of PET scan during management of pediatric mature B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in comparison with conventional computed tomography (CT) scan.
Patients And Methods: A retrospective study enrolled on pediatric NHL patients at Children Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE) during the period from July 2007 to the end of June 2013.
Results: For 115 pediatric patients diagnosed with mature B cell NHL, 152 PET and 152 CT scans were done simultaneously.
Introduction: We studied the frequencies of the 3' and 5'-end vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and their correlation with bone mineral density (BMD) in Egyptian pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients receiving calcium and vitamin D supplements. The purpose of this study is to find out the relation between VDR polymorphism and the response to vitamin D intake in pediatric ALL cases who receive corticosteroid therapy which predispose to osteoporosis. This study might shed the light on some genetic variants that are effect the response of individuals to vitamin D therapy.
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