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Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2019

  • Clinical Scales as Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Acute Leukemia During Intensive Induction Therapy

    Camila Dias Pastana, Dafne Rosa Benzecry, Josy Marinho de Lima, Marcos Laércio Pontes Reis, Thiago Xavier Carneiro

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2019
    Pages: 5-9
    Received: 29 March 2019
    Accepted: 6 May 2019
    Published: 4 June 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijcocr.20190402.11
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    Abstract: Therapy guidelines for acute leukemias (ALs) have focused on an arbitrary age cut-off as a guide for intensity of therapy. However, treatment outcomes depend on more important prognostic factors, such as performance status (PS) and the presence of comorbidities. This study aims to evaluate clinical scales as predictors of mortality in patients with... Show More
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  • Ommaya Reservoir Related Complications: A Single Center Experience and Review of Current Literature

    Azka Ali, Raphael Charles Bosse, Bently Patrick Doonan, Preeti Narayan, Grant Alan Jester, Jess David Delaune, Jacob Leo Barish, Samantha Leigh Welniak, Hannah Friggle Norton, Coy Don Heldermon

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2019
    Pages: 10-24
    Received: 21 February 2019
    Accepted: 8 April 2019
    Published: 11 June 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijcocr.20190402.12
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    Abstract: First introduced in 1963, ommaya reservoirs (OmRs) are indwelling intraventricular catheters used for decompression of hydrocephalus, antibiotics, and chemotherapy delivery. They are important alternatives when lumbar punctures are not practical or when long-term administration of medications is needed. Despite being used for over 50 years, placeme... Show More
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  • Tumors Registry in Low Income Countries’ Hospital: A Retrospective Study of 350 Cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2007 to 2017

    Mwenze Didier, Kyabu Véronique, Mulenga Phillipe, Mukalay Abdon, Ilunga Julien

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2019
    Pages: 25-28
    Received: 2 April 2019
    Accepted: 21 May 2019
    Published: 11 June 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijcocr.20190402.13
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    Abstract: Tumors had been misdiagnosed and under- documented for longtime in Africa. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has not any cancer registry available up today. The National Cancer Registry is an important tool to deal with cancer management, especially for the National Cancer Plan and cancer prevention. The African Cancer Registry Network (AFCRN)... Show More
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