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Assessment of factors affecting timing of discharge in pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia Open

Ceren Üstün, Burça Aydın, Nilgün Kurucu, Bilgehan Yalçın, Ali Varan , et al. · 2025

Background. Febrile neutropenia is a common cause of hospital admissions among pediatric cancer patients. To optimize personalized approaches for hospitalization and antibiotic treatment, risk stratification has been proposed. This study a…

Primary B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the larynx in children: report of two cases and a review of the literature Open

Çağrı Coşkun, Nilgün Kurucu, M. Tezer Kutluk, Taner Yılmaz, Elif Bulut , et al. · 2025

Background. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the larynx in children is a rare condition. Diagnosis is difficult as its symptoms are usually attributed to respiratory tract infections and pubertal voice changes. Case Presentations. We report two chi…

Primary breast Burkitt lymphoma with lactic acidosis in a child: a case report Open

Eren Müngen, Nilgün Kurucu, M. Tezer Kutluk, H. Nursun Özcan, Selman Kesici , et al. · 2024

Background. Primary breast lymphoma is extremely rare and constitutes approximately 1% of all non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHL). Only 1-5% of them are Burkitt type. We present a case of childhood primary breast Burkitt lymphoma (BL). Case pres…

Safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in children and adolescents with cancer Open

Nilgün Kurucu, M. Tezer Kutluk, İbrahim Kartal, Şule Yeşil, Özge Vural , et al. · 2024

Background. Children with cancer have a higher morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19. Vaccination of children with cancer is important. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effectiveness and side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines in…

The role of radiotherapy in multimodal treatment of non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas in children: A real life report from a tertiary center Open

Alper Kahvecioğlu, Sezin Yüce Sarı, Ecem Yigit, Melis Gültekin, Kemal Kösemehmetoğlu , et al. · 2024

Objective: The current treatment of pediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (NRSTS) is a multimodal risk-based approach. Today, smaller fields and lower doses of radiotherapy (RT) have become standard. In this study, it was aim…

Pulmonary involvement in children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis Open

Çağrı Coşkun, M. Tezer Kutluk, Bilgehan Yalçın, Berna Oğuz, Dıclehan Orhan , et al. · 2024

Background. Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (pLCH) is a rare disease, mostly a component of multisystemic LCH. We aimed to investigate the clinical features and treatment results in children with pLCH. Methods. We retrospectively r…

Primary ovarian tumors in children: a single center experience of 124 patients Open

Mustafa Cemaloğlu, Tezer Kutluk, Ali Varan, Dıclehan Orhan, Cahit Tanyel , et al. · 2023

Background. Primary ovarian tumors are rare in the pediatric age group. We reviewed our 40-year experience with ovarian tumors to evalute the clinical features and treatment results in a single institution. Methods. Between January 1975 an…

Evaluation of Clinical Findings in Children with Chylothorax: A Descriptive Study Open

Halime Nayır Büyükşahin, Nagehan Emiralioğlu, H. Nursun Özcan, Birce Sunman, İsmail Güzelkaş , et al. · 2023

There is a wide variety of underlying etiologies in childhood, so a multidisciplinary approach is important to identify the underlying diagnosis. The common etiologies were postoperative and Gorham-Stout disease in our study. All patients …

Primary spinal multifocal intradural-extramedullary Ewing sarcoma in children: presentation of a case and review of the literature Open

Eren Müngen, Nilgün Kurucu, Tezer Kutluk, Kader Karlı Oğuz, Figen Söylemezoğlu , et al. · 2021

Background. Primary spinal, intradural, extramedullary Ewing sarcoma (PSIEES) is exceptionally uncommon. Here, we present an interesting pediatric case with a PSIEES diagnosis confirmed by the presence of a specific fusion protein in the t…

MEDICAL TREATMENT IN HODGKIN LYMPHOMA Open

Nilgün Kurucu · 2021

COVID-19: Consequences for Children With Cancer in Turkey and Globally Open

Rejin Kebudi, Guillermo Chantada, Nilgün Kurucu, Deniz Tuğcu, Sheena Mukkada , et al. · 2021

COVID‐19 infection in children with cancer and stem cell transplant recipients in Turkey: A nationwide study Open

Rejin Kebudi, Nilgün Kurucu, Deniz Tuğcu, Şadan Hacısalihoğlu, Tunç Fışgın , et al. · 2021

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Frequency of Pathogenic Germline Variants in Cancer-Susceptibility Genes in Patients With Osteosarcoma Open

Kari G. Rabe, Bin Zhu, Roelof Koster, Eric Karlins, Michael Dean , et al. · 2020

In this study, approximately one-fourth of patients with osteosarcoma unselected for family history had a highly penetrant germline mutation requiring additional follow-up analysis and possible genetic counseling with cascade testing.

Primary intracranial germ cell tumors in children 36-year experience of a single center Open

Nilgün Kurucu, Canan Akyüz, Ali Varan, Faruk Zorlu, Burça Aydın , et al. · 2019

Although the ratio of ICGCTs to central nervous system tumors in our series was similar to western countries, some clinical features such as tumor location were similar to cases from East Asian countries. Although similar protocols were us…

Bilateral Wilms tumors: Treatment results from a single center Open

Burça Aydın, Münevver Büyükpamukçu, Nilgün Kurucu, Ali Varan, Ferah Yıldız , et al. · 2019

The management of bilateral Wilms tumor (BWT) is challenging, particularly due to its presentation at a younger age, rarity, and difficulty for treatment decisions and surgical evaluation comparing to unilateral WT. In this study, the outc…

Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with osteosarcoma risk and prognosis Open

Nilgün Kurucu, Gürses Şahin, Neriman Sarı, Serdar Ceylaner, İlhan İnci · 2018

WITHDRAWN: ASSOCIATION OF VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISMS WITH OSTEOSARCOMA RISK AND PROGNOSIS Open

Nilgün Kurucu, Gürses Şahin, Neriman Sarı, Serdar Ceylaner, İlhan İnci · 2018

Treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma: National protocol results of the Turkish Pediatric Oncology Group Open

Nur Olgun, Serap Aksoylar, Ali Varan, Canan Vergin, Volkan Hazar , et al. · 2017

Survival rates of high-risk neuroblastoma have improved in Turkey. Myeloablative chemotherapy with ASCR has not augmented the therapeutic end point in our country's circumstances. The adequate supportive care and the higher patients' compl…

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