Renal Tumors
Renal Tumors Conrad V. Fernandez James I. Geller Peter F. Ehrlich Ashley D. Hill John A. Kalapurakal Jeffrey S. Dome INTRODUCTION The kidney is the site of approximately 7% of…
Liver Tumors
Liver Tumors Rebecka L. Meyers Angela D. Trobaugh-Lotrario Marcio H. Malogolowkin Howard M. Katzenstein Dolores H. López-Terrada Milton J. Finegold HISTORICAL CONTEXT Benign and malignant liver tumors in children are…
Retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma Richard L. Hurwitz Carol L. Shields Jerry A. Shields Patricia Chévez-Barrios Dan S. Gombos Mary Y. Hurwitz Murali M. Chintagumpala INTRODUCTION Retinoblastoma, a malignant tumor of the embryonic neural…
Embryonal and Pineal Region Tumors
Embryonal and Pineal Region Tumors Murali M. Chintagumpala Arnold Paulino Ashok Panigrahy Cynthia Hawkins Andrew Jae Williams D. Parsons EMBRYONAL TUMORS Embryonal tumors constitute approximately 25% of all primary central…
Gliomas, Ependymomas, and Other Nonembryonal Tumors of the Central Nervous System
Gliomas, Ependymomas, and Other Nonembryonal Tumors of the Central Nervous System Williams D. Parsons Ian F. Pollack Daphne A. Hass-Kogan Tina Y. Poussaint Adekunle M. Adesina Murali M. Chintagumpala Tumors…
Histiocytic Diseases
Histiocytic Diseases Kenneth L. McClain Carl E. Allen John M. Hicks INTRODUCTION Histiocytic disorders are a group of diseases that are characterized by abnormal differentiation or function of “histiocytes.” Although…
Lymphoproliferative Disorders and Malignancies Related to Immunodeficiencies
Lymphoproliferative Disorders and Malignancies Related to Immunodeficiencies Robert J. Hayashi Birte Wistinghausen Bruce Shiramizu INTRODUCTION In 1959, Thomas conceptualized that the immune system played a role in oncogenesis. He hypothesized…
Malignant Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas in Children
Malignant Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas in Children Carl E. Allen Kala Y. Kamdar Catherine M. Bollard Thomas G. Gross INTRODUCTION Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) of childhood is a diverse collection of different lymphomas…
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hodgkin Lymphoma Monika L. Metzger Matthew J. Krasin John K. Choi Melissa M. Hudson While the original paper by Hodgkin entitled “On Some Morbid Appearances of the Absorbent Glands and…
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms of Childhood
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms of Childhood Rachel Rau Mignon L. Loh Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a heterogeneous group of rare clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by the abnormal proliferation of one…
