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Alveolar soft part sarcoma in children and adolescents: A report from the Soft-Tissue Sarcoma Italian Cooperative Group by Casanova, M., Ferrari, A., Bisogno, G., Cecchetto, G., Basso, E., De Bernardi, B., Indolfi, P., Fossati Bellani, F., Carli, M.

“…Background Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare malignant tumor and little is known about its clinical features and management. We report on a series of…”
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Treatment of Pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphomas in a country with limited resources: Results of the first national protocol in Nicaragua by Baez, F., Pillon, M., Manfredini, L., Ocampo, E., Mendez, G., Ortiz, R., Palacios, R., Gutierrez, T., Tridello, G., Conter, V., Valsecchi, MG, Bellani, F. Fossati, Cavalli, F., Masera, G., Rosolen, A.

“…We report the results of a protocol for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric non‐Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) conducted in Nicaragua in the context of an…”
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North-South twinning in paediatric haemato-oncology: the La Mascota programme, Nicaragua by Masera, G, Baez, F, Biondi, A, Cavalli, F, Conter, V, Flores, A, Fontana, G, Bellani, F Fossati, Lanfranco, P, Malta, A, Mendez, G, Ocampo, E, Pacheco, C, Riva, L, Sala, A, Silva, F, Sessa, C, Tognoni, G

“…We describe the La Mascota twinning programme between La Mascota paediatric hospital in Managua, Nicaragua, and hospitals in Monza and Milan, Italy, and…”
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Functional inactivation of the WTX gene is not a frequent event in Wilms’ tumors by Perotti, D, Gamba, B, Sardella, M, Spreafico, F, Terenziani, M, Collini, P, Pession, A, Nantron, M, Fossati-Bellani, F, Radice, P

“…For many years the precise genetic etiology of the majority of Wilms’ tumors has remained unexplained. Recently, the WTX gene, mapped to chromosome Xq11.1, has…”
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Treatment of childhood Wilms’ tumor without radiotherapy in Nicaragua by Baez, F., Fossati Bellani, F., Ocampo, E., Conter, V., Flores, A., Gutierrez, T., Malta, A., Mendez, G., Pacheco, C., Palacios, R., Sala, A., Galimberti, S., Cavalli, F., Masera, G.

“…Background Recent trends in therapeutic strategies for Wilms’ tumor are based on an attempt to reduce or omit radiotherapy (RT) in a sizable fraction of…”
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Second acute leukemia and other malignancies following treatment for Hodgkin's disease by Valagussa, P, Santoro, A, Fossati-Bellani, F, Banfi, A, Bonadonna, G

“…The records of 1,329 patients with Hodgkin's disease admitted from 1965 to 1982 were analyzed to assess the relative frequency of second neoplasms. Within a…”
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Intracranial germ cell tumors: a comprehensive update of the European data by Calaminus, G, Bamberg, M, Baranzelli, M C, Benoit, Y, di Montezemolo, L C, Fossati-Bellani, F, Jürgens, H, Kühl, H J, Lenard, H G, Curto, M L

“…Intracranial germ cell tumors are rare tumor entities in childhood and adolescents. Extra- and intracranial germ cell tumors are identical in their histologic…”
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Second malignant neoplasms in children: an update from the Late Effects Study Group by Meadows, A T, Baum, E, Fossati-Bellani, F, Green, D, Jenkin, R D, Marsden, B, Nesbit, M, Newton, W, Oberlin, O, Sallan, S G

“…This paper presents an update from the Late Effects Study Group on 292 cases of second malignant neoplasms (SMN) occurring in individuals who were diagnosed…”
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Response to melphalan in up-front investigational window therapy for patients with metastatic Ewing’s family tumours by Luksch, R, Grignani, G, Fagioli, F, del Prever, A. Brach, Podda, M, Aliberti, S, Casanova, M, Prete, A, Hanau, G, Tamburini, A, Allione, P, Tienghi, A, Ferrari, S, Collini, P, Marchianò, A, Gandola, L, Aglietta, M, Madon, E, Picci, P, Fossati-Bellani, F

“…Abstract The aim of the study was to determine the activity and toxicity of melphalan as a single agent given in up-front therapy for patients with…”
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Stage 4 neuroblastoma: sequential hemi-body irradiation or high-dose chemotherapy plus autologous haemopoietic stem cell transplantation to consolidate primary treatment by LUKSCH, R, PODDA, M, FERRARI, A, CASANOVA, M, SPREAFICO, F, MEAZZA, C, BOZZI, F, MARCHIANO, A, RAVAGNANI, F, FOSSATI-BELLANI, F, GANDOLA, L, POLASTRI, D, PIVA, L, CASTELLANI, R, COLLINI, P, MASSIMINO, M, CEFALO, G, TERENZIANI, M

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two consecutive nonrandomised treatment programs applied between 1989 and 1999 at the…”
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Questionable role of CNS radioprophylaxis in the therapeutic management of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma with meningeal extension by Gasparini, M, Lombardi, F, Gianni, M C, Massimino, M, Gandola, L, Fossati-Bellani, F

“…A series of 15 consecutive children with head and neck nonorbital rhabdomyosarcoma (RMSA) with meningeal extension were prospectively treated with chemotherapy…”
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Primary childhood osteosarcoma: the role of salvage surgery by Pastorino, U, Gasparini, M, Valente, M, Tavecchio, L, Azzarelli, A, Mapelli, S, Zucchi, V, Fossati Bellani, F, Ravasi, G

“…The overall results of salvage surgery for lung metastases were evaluated on 174 consecutive patients with primary osteosarcoma below the age of 20, resected…”
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Undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma in children and adolescents: Comparison between staging systems by Casanova, M., Ferrari, A., Gandola, L., Orlandi, E., Spreafico, F., Terenziani, M., Navarria, P., Luksch, R., Massimino, M., Cefalo, G., Lombardi, F., Fossati-Bellani, F.

“…Background: New criteria for classifying nasopharyngeal carcinoma were defined in the 5th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging…”
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Effects of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in an intensive treatment program for children with Ewing's sarcoma by Luksch, R, Massimino, M, Cefalo, G, Lombardi, F, Ferrari, A, Casanova, M, Gandola, L, Terenziani, M, Spreafico, F, Fossati-Bellani, F

“…Pediatric Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, via G. Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy. luksch@istitutotumori.mi.it BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A treatment…”
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Rhabdomyosarcoma in adults: A retrospective analysis of 171 patients treated at a single institution by FERRARI, Andrea, DILEO, Palma, FOSSATI-BELLANI, Franca, CASALI, Paolo G, CASANOVA, Michela, BERTULLI, Rossella, MEAZZA, Cristina, GANDOLA, Lorenza, NAVARRIA, Pierina, COLLINI, Paola, GRONCHI, Alessandro, OLMI, Patrizia

“…The goal of the current study was to clarify treatment outcomes for adult patients with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). Published series have reported definitively…”
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High Risk of Subsequent Neoplasms Continues With Extended Follow-Up of Childhood Hodgkin’s Disease: Report From the Late Effects Study Group by BHATIA, Smita, YASUI, Yutaka, REAMAN, Gregory, RUYMANN, Frederick B, TERSAK, Jean, MEADOWS, Anna T, ROBISON, Leslie L, BIRCH, Jillian M, BOGUE, Monica K, DILLER, Lisa, DELAAT, Cyndi, FOSSATI-BELLANI, Franca, MORGAN, Elaine, OBERLIN, Odile

“…We present an update of a previously reported Late Effects Study Group cohort of 1,380 children with Hodgkin's disease (HD) diagnosed between 1955 and 1986 in…”
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No evidence of WT1 involvement in a Burkitt's lymphoma in a patient with Denys–Drash syndrome by Perotti, D., Mondini, P., Giardini, R., Ferrari, A., Massimino, M., Gambirasio, F., Pierotti, M. A., Fossati-Bellani, F., Radice, P.

“…Background We previously reported the case of a patient affected with Denys-Drash syndrome (DDS), who developed disseminated EBV-related Burkitt's lymphoma…”
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Management of medulloblastoma and ependymoma in infants : a single-institution long-term retrospective report by MASSIMINO, M, GANDOLA, L, CEFALO, G, LASIO, G, RIVA, D, FOSSATI-BELLANI, F, GIANNI, M. C, LUKSCH, R, TESORO-TESS, J. D, LOMBARDI, F

“…To reduce the sequelae from CNS irradiation (RT), 16 children younger than 3 years with medulloblastoma-PNET (13 cases) and ependymoma (3 cases) were treated…”
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Usefulness of lymphography in childhood neoplasia by Musumeci, R, Fossati-Bellani, F, Damascelli, B, Uslenghi, C, Bonandonna, G

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Adult-Type Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Pediatric-Age Patients: Experience at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan by FERRARI, Andrea, CASANOVA, Michela, GANDOLA, Lorenza, GRONCHI, Alessandro, MARIANI, Liiigi, FOSSATI-BELLANI, Franca, COLLINI, Paola, MEAZZA, Cristina, LUKSCH, Roberto, MASSIMINO, Maura, CEFALO, Graziella, TERENZIANI, Monica, SPREAFICO, Filippo, CATANIA, Serena

“…Nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors for which optimal treatment remains controversial. We report on a large group of…”
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