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Clinical Characteristics of Invasive Fungal Infections in Pediatric Oncology Patients With Solid Tumors. 2021

Veerle J Ruijters, and Natanja Oosterom, and Madeleine E M van der Perk, and Tom F W Wolfs, and Annelot J M Meijer, and Marry M van den Heuvel-Eibrink, and Martine van Grotel
Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology.

Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children with cancer. Studies on the clinical characteristics of IFI in children with solid tumors are limited. This Dutch retrospective cohort study reviewed the medical records of 61 children with solid tumors to analyze the clinical characteristics during their full treatment period. Seven IFI episodes were reported in 6/61 patients (10%), all diagnosed with intermediate-risk or high-risk Wilms tumor or neuroblastoma. Larger studies are necessary to reveal the determinants of IFI in this group of patients and the value of fungal prophylaxis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009369 Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms. Benign Neoplasm,Cancer,Malignant Neoplasm,Tumor,Tumors,Benign Neoplasms,Malignancy,Malignant Neoplasms,Neoplasia,Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Benign,Cancers,Malignancies,Neoplasias,Neoplasm, Benign,Neoplasm, Malignant,Neoplasms, Malignant
D009396 Wilms Tumor A malignant kidney tumor, caused by the uncontrolled multiplication of renal stem (blastemal), stromal (STROMAL CELLS), and epithelial (EPITHELIAL CELLS) elements. However, not all three are present in every case. Several genes or chromosomal areas have been associated with Wilms tumor which is usually found in childhood as a firm lump in a child's side or ABDOMEN. Bilateral Wilms Tumor,Nephroblastoma,Wilms Tumor 1,Wilms' Tumor,Nephroblastomas,Tumor, Bilateral Wilms,Tumor, Wilms,Tumor, Wilms',Wilm Tumor,Wilm's Tumor,Wilms Tumor, Bilateral
D009447 Neuroblastoma A common neoplasm of early childhood arising from neural crest cells in the sympathetic nervous system, and characterized by diverse clinical behavior, ranging from spontaneous remission to rapid metastatic progression and death. This tumor is the most common intraabdominal malignancy of childhood, but it may also arise from thorax, neck, or rarely occur in the central nervous system. Histologic features include uniform round cells with hyperchromatic nuclei arranged in nests and separated by fibrovascular septa. Neuroblastomas may be associated with the opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp2099-2101; Curr Opin Oncol 1998 Jan;10(1):43-51) Neuroblastomas
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000072742 Invasive Fungal Infections Mycoses which manifest as infections of deep tissue or blood. Disseminated Fungal Infection,Invasive Mycoses,Disseminated Fungal Infections,Fungal Infection, Disseminated,Fungal Infection, Invasive,Infection, Disseminated Fungal,Infection, Invasive Fungal,Invasive Fungal Infection,Mycoses, Invasive
D000935 Antifungal Agents Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues. Anti-Fungal Agents,Antifungal Agent,Fungicides, Therapeutic,Antibiotics, Antifungal,Therapeutic Fungicides,Agent, Antifungal,Anti Fungal Agents,Antifungal Antibiotics

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