Background: In this paper we describe the results of our personal technique for minimally
invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT). Methods: Sixty-seven patients were selected …

Background . The purpose of our study was to evaluate the incidence and clinical characteristics
of febrile episodes during neutropenia following chemotherapy in children with cancer. …

Purpose: To compare the outcomes associated with modifications in three consecutive
protocols employed by the Italian Co-Operative Group for Neuroblastoma (ICGNB) in …

Purpose To review a historical cohort of childhood ganglioneuroma (GN), the benign
representative of the peripheral neuroblastic tumor (PNT) family. Patients and Methods Of 2,286 …

The Italian Neuroblastoma Registry was investigated to describe 781 children with
neuroblastoma experiencing tumour recurrence (424 progressions and 357 relapses). Ten-year …

Peripheral neuroblastic tumours (PNTs), a family of tumours arising in the embryonal remnants
of the sympathetic nervous system, account for 7–10% of all tumours in children. In two-…

Introduction Malignant pancreatic tumors are exceedingly rare in pediatric age and their
clinical features and treatment usually go unappreciated by most pediatric oncologists and …

Purpose 18 F-Dopa positron emission tomography (PET)/CT has proved a valuable tool for
the assessment of neuroendocrine tumours. So far no data are available on 18 F-dopa …

Objective:To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of retroperitoneal drainage following
lymphadenectomy in gynecologic surgery. Methods:One hundred thirty-seven consecutive patients …

Thirty-six women, treated with radical hysterectomy (Piver types III-IV) plus systematic para-aortic
and pelvic lymphadenectomy for cervical carcinoma, underwent serial postoperative …