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 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 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…
Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes Robert J. Arceci Soheil Meshinchi HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS The myeloid malignancies represent a heterogeneous group of acute and chronic clonal disorders that arise…
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Karen R. Rabin Maria M. Gramatges Judith F. Margolin David G. Poplack INTRODUCTION Advances in the study and treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are often…
Maximizing Safety in Cancer Treatment Brigitta U. Mueller Amy L. Billett INTRODUCTION In 1980, the American Society of Anesthesiologists was the first professional group to form a patient safety committee…
Cancer Clinical Trials: Design, Conduct, Analysis, and Reporting Susan G. Hilsenbeck Lisa R. Bomgaars Stacey L. Berg Outcomes for many forms of childhood cancer have improved greatly over the past…
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Oncology Stephen Gottschalk Swati Naik Meenakshi Hegde Catherine M. Bollard Robert A. Krance Helen E. Heslop INTRODUCTION Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an…
Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer Leonard S. Sender Marcio H. Malogolowkin Keri B. Zabokrtsky ADOLESCENTS AND EMERGING ADULTS The adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology movement in the United…
General Principles of Surgery Christopher B. Weldon Thomas E. Hamilton Robert C. Shamberger Surgery remains a critical component in the multimodal therapy of childhood cancer. Accurate staging and successful resection…
