Outcomes of adults and children with primary mediastinal B‐cell lymphoma treated with dose‐adjusted EPOCH‐R

…, B Mizukawa, J Svoboda, Z Afify… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Treatment with dose‐adjusted EPOCH (etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine,
prednisone) chemotherapy and rituximab ( DA ‐ EPOCH ‐R) has become the standard …

Clinicopathologic comparison of familial versus sporadic atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) of the central nervous system

…, SB Bleyl, T Pysher, P Barnette, Z Afify… - Pediatric blood & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background Central nervous system (CNS) atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) are
aggressive tumors usually diagnosed in young children and characterized by SMARCB1 (INI1, …

Pediatric invasive fungal rhinosinusitis in immunocompromised children with cancer

AH Park, HR Muntz, ME Smith, Z Afify… - … —Head and Neck …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVES: 1) To determine the factors that predispose towards invasive fungal
rhinosinusitis (FS) in immunocompromised children with cancer, and 2) to propose practice …

Burkitt lymphoma after solid‐organ transplant: Treatment and outcomes in the paediatric PTLD collaborative

Z Afify, M Orjuela‐Grimm, CM Smith… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Burkitt lymphoma arising in paediatric post‐solid‐organ transplantation‐Burkitt lymphoma (PSOT‐BL)
is a clinically aggressive malignancy and a rare form of post‐transplant …

Expanded phenotypic and hematologic abnormalities beyond bone marrow failure in MECOM‐associated syndromes

MM Lozano Chinga, AA Bertuch, Z Afify… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The MECOM gene encodes multiple protein isoforms that are essential for hematopoietic
stem cell self‐renewal and maintenance. Germline MECOM variants have been associated …

Multicenter study of pediatric Epstein‐Barr virus–negative monomorphic post solid organ transplant lymphoproliferative disorders

ZAM Afify, MM Taj, M Orjuela‐Grimm, K Srivatsa… - Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pediatric Epstein‐Barr virus–negative monomorphic post solid organ
transplant lymphoproliferative disorder [EBV(−)M‐PTLD] comprises approximately 10% of M‐PTLD. …

Variable expressivity and incomplete penetrance in a large family with non‐classical Diamond‐Blackfan anemia associated with ribosomal protein L11 splicing …

CM Carlston, ZA Afify, JC Palumbos… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Diamond‐Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous bone
marrow failure disorders with or without congenital anomalies. Variable expressivity and …

Lymphoma in partial DiGeorge syndrome: report of 2 cases

…, JE Walter, F Tabatabaian, Z Afify - Journal of Pediatric …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Primary immunodeficiency diseases are associated with an increased tendency for noninfectious
complications of autoimmunity and malignancy, particularly leukemia and lymphoma. …

Osteosarcoma presenting as hemorrhagic cerebellar metastasis

TN Niazi, C Forester, Z Afify, J Riva-Cambrin - Child's Nervous System, 2009 - Springer
Purpose Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents.
Brain metastasis from osteosarcoma was once uncommon; however, with the advent of …

Pediatric B‐Cell Lymphoma With Lymphoblastic Morphology, TdT Expression, MYC Rearrangement, and Features Overlapping With Burkitt Lymphoma

…, R Miles, CN Paxton, Z Afify - Pediatric Blood & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Burkitt lymphoma (BL) and B‐lymphoblastic lymphoma are subtypes of pediatric non‐Hodgkin
lymphoma with different presenting features, treatment, and outcomes. This case report …