Neuroblastoma in children: a 10-year experience in Saudi Arabia.

Twenty children with biopsy-proven neuroblastoma were diagnosed and treated between 1984 and 1994 at King Fahd Hospital of the University in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. There were 12 males and eight females with a ratio of 1.5/1.

Wilm's Tumor in Children: A 10-year Experience from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Eighteen children with biopsy-proven Wilm's tumor were diagnosed and treated between 1985-1994 at the King Fahd Hospital of the University, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia. There were eight males and 10 females. The median age at diagnosis was 2.

Histiocytosis-X in Saudi children.

A retrospective analysis of 21 Saudi children with Histiocytosis-X were reviewed. 13 were males, 8 were females, with a ratio of 1.62:1.

Down's syndrome with transient myeloproliferative syndrome.

Two cases of Down's syndrome with high leukocyte count are being reported. Both patients had spontaneous remission without cytotoxic therapy.

Splenectomy in compound heterozygous hemoglobinopathies in Saudi Arabia.

Hemoglobinopathies are a major public health problem in Saudi Arabia. We studied the effect of splenectomy in 16 Saudi Arabian children with compound hemoglobinopathies. Seven patients no longer require regular blood transfusions, and transfusion requirements were decreased by 30 to 60% in the other eight patients.

Treatment of fever and neutropenia with antibiotics versus antibiotics plus intravenous gammaglobulin in childhood leukemia.

Thirty-three children with leukemia who had neutropenia and fever were randomized to receive cefataxim and amikacin, versus the same antibiotics plus intravenous gammaglobulin (i.v. IgG).