abstract objective: several studies have been published on the epidemiology of childhood malignancies worldwide. the primary objective of this study is to determine the relative frequency of pediatric cancers in iran. methods: using a retrospective approach, all confirmed cases of malignancies aged 14 years old or less at the time of first referral to the department of radiation oncology of jor...

how to cite this article: tabatabaei sm, seddighi a, seddighi as. posterior fossa tumor in children. iran. j. child. neurol 2012;6(2): 19-24.   objective primary brain tumors are the most common solid neoplasms of childhood, representing 20% of all pediatric tumors. the best current estimates place the incidence between 2.76 and 4.28/100,000 children per year. compared with brain tumors in adul...

Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) for pediatric tumors remains in its infancy despite its potential as an attractive therapeutic modality. Most childhood tumors are radiation sensitive, but the side effects of external beam radiation are well recognized. Despite achieving complete remissions with sophisticated combination therapies, treatment failure primarily results from the inability to eradicate min...

Cardiac myxomas are rare benign tumors in childhood. They most commonly occur left atrium. Irregular surface of atrial is associated with a high risk embolic events. The majority cardiac myxoma patients diagnosed symptoms. In the literature, there limited number case reports on neurological symptoms childhood which after detailed examination. We present 16-year-old female patient who presented ...

OBJECTIVE To study the association between serum vitamin D levels and levels of asthma control in children aged 5-15 years. METHODS Children with physician-diagnosed asthma who were under follow-up for at least 6 months were enrolled. Participants were categorized into three asthma control groups as per standard guidelines, and their serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels and pulmonary function te...

Abstract Background Data on childhood and adolescent malignant tumors incidence are skimp in developing countries. In this study, we analyzed the incidence and trend of childhood and adolescent cancers in Yazd city, center of Iran between Jan 2004 and Dec 2013. Materials and Methods The various types of malignant tumors were grouped pursuant to the Interna...

choroid plexus papillomas are rare intracranial tumors, accounting for less than 1% of all intracranial tumors in adults. however, they are relatively more common in children and constitute 1.5 to 4% of childhood intracranial tumors. in children, choroid plexus papillomas are predominately located in the lateral ventricles, followed by the forth and third ventricles and, rarely, in the cerebell...