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Combined application of Indocyanine green and laser lead to targeted tumor cell destruction
Precise excision of neuroblastoma is challenging, especially when tumors adhere to vital structures. Indocyanine green , an FDA-approved dye with absorption peaking at 800 nm...
13 hours ago - Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Understanding epilepsy in pediatric tumors
Researchers have identified a neuronal BRAF somatic mutation that causes intrinsic epileptogenicity in pediatric brain tumors.
19 hours ago - ScienceDaily
Study reveals new therapeutic target for pediatric tumor-associated intractable epilepsy
Pediatric brain tumors are characterized by frequent complications due to intractable epilepsy compared to adult brain tumors. However, the genetic cause of refractory epilepsy...
1 day ago - News Medical
CV Effects and Hypoglycemia: Is Propranolol Safe for Infants?
A new study examines the safety of propranolol treatment for the most common tumor in children. Medscape Pediatrics
2 days ago - Medscape
Howard H. Steel, MD, pediatric and orthopedic pioneer, dies at 97
Howard H. Steel, MD , founder of the pediatric spinal cord injury unit at the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia, died at the age of 97 on Sept. 5, 2018. “was an...
2 days ago - Healio
Our Dog Is Dying, And I Don't Know What To Do
We come in the house from a day out, and my two younger sons open the kitchen gate, the one that keeps the dogs from the counters and other unsavory pursuits. “Mingus, Mingus,”...
3 days ago - Scary Mommy
Developmental stage for No. 1 eye tumor in children
Investigators have been able to pinpoint the exact stage of development of the human retina, when cells can grow out of control and form cancer-like masses. The finding could...
3 days ago - ScienceDaily
Complete Remission of an Extra-Cranially Disseminated Anaplastic Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma with Everolimus: A Case Report and Literature Review
Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma , while chemotherapy and radiation therapy are typically used in patients with anaplasia...
7 days ago - Pediatric Neurology
Let This Viral Video Be A Reminder, Moms - Your Health Matters Too
As a working mom of two, Jennifer Waller didn't think anything of feeling run down - until it was cancer For moms, especially the ones who work, feeling exhausted can...
10 days ago - Scary Mommy
Many adult survivors of pediatric CNS tumors do not achieve independence
Tara M. Brinkman Only 40% of survivors of pediatric central nervous system tumors achieved complete independence, according to results from a single institution cohort...
16 days ago - Healio
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