21 research outputs found
Testicular tumors in children and adolescents
OBJECTIVE: To perform a comparative assessment of the clinical and epidemiological aspects of testicular tumors in childhood and adolescence. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of medical records of patients with testicular or paratesticular neoplasms. Patients under 10 years were classified as children and patients between 10 and 20 were classified as adolescents. The obtained results were compared through the two-sample test for proportions: non-parametric Mann-Whitney test and log-rank test. RESULTS: 60 patients were admitted in the period from January 1992 to July 2009: 34 children and 26 adolescents with testicular or paratesticular neoplasms. The main manifestations were testicular tumor and scrotal pain. Pain complaints were more common in adolescents (p = 0.006), who presented a mean time from disease onset to diagnosis of 4.9 months, longer than children, who presented a period of 2.3 months from disease onset to diagnosis (p = 0.01). Histological types were as follows: germ cell tumors in 32/60 (53%), rhabdomyosarcomas (RMSs) in 23/60 (38.3%), and other in 5/60 (8.3%). Adolescents presented a higher incidence of RMSs, lymph node metastases (p = 0.003) and distant metastases (p = 0.035). Differences in survival rates among the studied patients were not statistically significant, the only indicative being that survival in RMS cases is longer for children (p = 0.072). CONCLUSIONS: Compared to children, adolescents with testicular tumor presented longer time from disease onset to diagnosis, aggressive histological type and advanced illness at diagnosis, despite the small sample analyzed.OBJETIVO: Avaliar comparativamente aspectos clÃnicos e epidemiológicos dos tumores de testÃculo na infância e adolescência. MÉTODOS: Análise retrospectiva dos prontuários de pacientes com neoplasias de testÃculo ou paratesticulares. Foram classificados como crianças os menores de 10 anos e como adolescentes os pacientes entre 10 e 20 anos. Os resultados obtidos foram comparados por meio do teste para duas proporções: teste não paramétrico de Mann-Whitney e teste de log-rank. RESULTADOS: No perÃodo de janeiro de 1992 a julho de 2009, foram admitidos 60 pacientes: 34 crianças e 26 adolescentes com neoplasias de testÃculo ou paratesticulares. As principais manifestações foram tumor e dor na bolsa escrotal. A queixa de dor foi mais comum em adolescentes (p = 0,006). Estes apresentaram tempo médio de história de 4,9 meses, mais prolongado do que crianças, com 2,3 meses (p = 0,01). Os tipos histológicos encontrados foram: tumores de células germinativas em 32/60 (53%), rabdomiossarcomas (RMSs) em 23/60 (38,3%) e outros em 5/60 (8,3%). Os adolescentes apresentaram maior frequência de RMSs, metástases em linfonodos (p = 0,003) e a distância (p = 0,035). As diferenças na sobrevida dos pacientes estudados não foram estatisticamente significantes, havendo apenas indicativo de que a sobrevida, nos casos de RMS, é maior nas crianças (p = 0,072). CONCLUSÕES: Os adolescentes com tumor testicular apresentaram maior tempo de história, tipo histológico agressivo e doença avançada ao diagnóstico quando comparados à s crianças, a despeito da pequena amostra.Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação CientÃfica (PIBIC)Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)UNIFESPUNIFESPSciEL
Estudio epidemiológico de cáncer en la adolescencia en centro de referencia
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of adolescents with cancer referred to an oncologic center, between 2000 and 2006. METHODS: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out in order to evaluate the epidemiological data of patients aged between ten and 19 years at diagnosis and admitted at the Institute of Oncology (IOP/Graacc) of Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil, between 2000 and 2006. RESULTS: Among 2,362 patients admitted during this period with a diagnosis of cancer, 629 (26.6%) were adolescents. Mean age was 13.7 years, being 56.8% male. Regarding race, 60.7% of the patients were white, 30% mulattoes, 6.5% blacks, and 2.5% of patients had no characterization of race in the medical records. The most frequent types of tumors were: central nervous system tumors (22.1%), osteosarcoma (14.6%), lymphoma (14.5%), and leukemia (14.5%). The overall survival at five years was 73.7%. Adolescents with the diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma presented disseminated disease and histology of worse prognosis, which contributed for increasing the mortality rate of this group of patients. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents with cancer are a group of patients with distinct characteristics when compared to other cancer groups. Our results show differences in the prevalence of tumors during adolescence and childhood, in the later leukemias and central nervous system tumors predominate. It is crucial to facilitate the access of adolescents to oncologic centers in order to provide early diagnosis and proper treatment.OBJETIVO: Analizar las caracterÃsticas epidemiológicas de los adolescentes portadores de neoplasias encaminados al Instituto de OncologÃa Pediátrica (IOP/GRAACC) de la Universidad Federal de São Paulo, entre los años 2000 a 2006. MÉTODOS: Se trata de un estudio retrospectivo descriptivo, en el que fueron evaluados los datos epidemiológicos de los pacientes, con edad entre 10 y 19 años al diagnóstico, admitidos entre los años de 2000 y 2006 en el IOP/GRAACC. RESULTADOS: Del total de 2.362 pacientes admitidos en ese periodo con diagnóstico de cáncer, 629 (26,6%) eran adolescentes. El promedio de edad fue de 13,8 años, siendo la mayorÃa del sexo masculino (56,8%). Respecto a la raza, 60,7% de los pacientes eran blancos. Los tipos de tumores más frecuentes fueron: tumores de sistema nervioso central (22,1%), osteosarcoma (14,6%), linfomas (14,5%) y leucemias (14,5%). La sobrevida global en cinco años de los 629 pacientes de este estudio fue de 73,7%. Se subraya que los adolescentes con rabdomiosarcoma admitidos al presente estudio presentaban enfermedad diseminada e histologÃa de peor prognosis, contribuyendo al aumento en la tasa de mortalidad de este grupo de pacientes. CONCLUSIONES: Los adolescentes con cáncer corresponden a un grupo de pacientes que presenta caracterÃsticas peculiares si comparados a otros grupos oncológicos. Hay diferencia histológica de los tumores de los adolescentes con los de la infancia, en que predominan leucemias y tumores del sistema nervioso central. En ese contexto, es fundamental facilitar el acceso de esos pacientes a centros especializados y ofrecer medios apropiados al diagnóstico temprano y tratamiento adecuado.OBJETIVO: Analisar as caracterÃsticas epidemiológicas dos adolescentes portadores de neoplasias encaminhados para o Instituto de Oncologia Pediátrica (IOP/GRAACC) da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), entre os anos de 2000 a 2006. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo retrospectivo descritivo, em que foram avaliados os dados epidemiológicos dos pacientes, com idade entre dez e19 anos ao diagnóstico, admitidos do ano 2000 a 2006 no IOP/Graacc. RESULTADOS: Do total de 2.362 pacientes admitidos neste perÃodo com diagnóstico de câncer, 629 (26,6%) eram adolescentes. A idade média encontrada foi de 13,8 anos, sendo a maioria do sexo masculino (56,8%). Em relação à raça, 60,7% dos pacientes eram brancos. Os tipos de tumores mais frequentes foram: tumores de sistema nervoso central (22,1%), osteossarcoma (14,6%), linfomas (14,5%) e leucemias (14,5%). A sobrevida global, em cinco anos, dos 629 pacientes deste estudo foi de 73,7%. Destaca-se que os adolescentes com rabdomiossarcoma apresentavam doença disseminada e histologia de pior prognóstico, contribuindo para o aumento na taxa de mortalidade deste grupo de pacientes. CONCLUSÕES: Os adolescentes com câncer correspondem a um grupo de pacientes que apresenta caracterÃsticas peculiares quando comparado a outros grupos oncológicos. Há diferença histológica dos tumores dos adolescentes com os da infância, em que predominam leucemias e tumores do sistema nervoso central. Nesse contexto, é fundamental facilitar o acesso desses pacientes a centros especializados e oferecer meios apropriados para o diagnóstico precoce e tratamento adequado.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)UNIFESP Instituto de Oncologia Pediátrica Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e a Criança com CâncerUNIFESP, EPMUNIFESP, Instituto de Oncologia Pediátrica Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e a Criança com CâncerSciEL
Large volume leukapheresis for autologous peripheral blood stem cell collection in children weighting less than 25 kg
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, GRAACC, Pediat Oncol Inst, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Pathol, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, GRAACC, Pediat Oncol Inst, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Pathol, São Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc
HIGH DOSE CARBOPLATIN, ETOPOSIDE, MELPHALAN and AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL RESCUE WITH for the TREATMENT of RELAPSED PEDIATRIC GERM CELL TUMORS
Inst Oncol Pediat, São Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc
HIGH DOSE ORAL BUSULFAN and INTRAVENOUS MELPHALAN AS CONDITIONING THERAPY for AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT (HSCT) for the TREATMENT of PEDIATRIC SOLID TUMORS
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Inst Oncol Pediat, GRAACC, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Inst Oncol Pediat, GRAACC, São Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc
I Diretriz brasileira de cardio-oncologia pediátrica da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia
Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia PediátricaUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Instituto de Oncologia Pediátrica GRAACCUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Instituto do Coração do Hospital das ClÃnicasUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Hospital de ClÃnicas de Porto AlegreInstituto Materno-Infantil de PernambucoHospital de Base de BrasÃliaUniversidade de Pernambuco Hospital Universitário Oswaldo CruzHospital A.C. CamargoHospital do CoraçãoSociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia Departamento de Cardiopatias Congênitas e Cardiologia PediátricaInstituto Nacional de CâncerHospital Pequeno PrÃncipeSanta Casa de Misericórdia de São PauloInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de PatologiaHospital Infantil Joana de GusmãoUNIFESP, Instituto de Oncologia Pediátrica GRAACCUNIFESP, Depto. de PatologiaSciEL
Brazilian Society of Pediatric Oncology - SOBOPE: 30 years of history, a lot in the present, full of the future
Diffusion-weighted imaging in pediatric extracranial germ cell tumors.
BackgroundGerm cell tumors (GCTs) comprise a rare and heterogeneous group of neoplasms presenting different clinical and histological characteristics, leading to a challenging scenario in clinical practice. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has been suggested as an indirect marker of tumor density and cellularity and could be used to monitor therapeutic response. However, its role in pediatric GCTs needs to be clarified.PurposeHere, we evaluated the features of DWI in pediatric extracranial GCTs in a reference Brazilian institution.Material and methodsWe included 43 pediatric patients with primary GCTs treated between 2008 and 2022 in Hospital de Amor de Barretos. The patients' MRI images included T1-weighted without contrast, T2-weighted, DWI and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps. DWI was evaluated in the section that exhibited the greatest restricted diffusion in the largest hypersignal area of the image. The lowest ADC value was determined to define the region of interest (ROI). We used a small ROI, avoiding necrotic, adipose tissue, noisy or nonenhancing lesion voxels as recommended. ROI determination was established by visual inspection by two radiologists in accordance. We used two values of b (b = 50 mm2/s or b = 800) for ADC values.ResultsThe highest mean ADC (mADC) value was observed in pure teratomas (1,403.50 ± 161.76 x10-3 mm2/s; mean ± SD) compared to other histologies (yolk sac, mixed teratoma, dysgerminoma and mixed GCT) of GCT (p<0.001). Furthermore, ROC analysis determined a cutoff mADC value of 1,179.00 x 10-3 mm2/s that differentiated pure teratomas from the other GCT histologies with a sensitivity of 95.8% and a specificity of 92.9% (AUC = 0.979; p<0.01). A significant increase in mADC was observed for malignant GCTs in treatment (1,197.00 ± 372.00 mm2/s; p<0.001) compared to that exhibited at the time of diagnosis (780.00 ± 168.00 mm2/s; mean ± SD. Our findings suggest that mADC assessment could be used as a tool to distinguish pure teratomas from malignant CGT histologies at diagnosis. Additionally, we demonstrated reasonable evidence that it could be used as a complementary tool to monitor treatment response in patients with malignant GCT