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Erythroblastic sarcoma (ES), the mass-forming presentation of acute erythroid leukemia, is a rare and challenging diagnosis. Given the limited number of published cases, the diagnostic criteria, immunophenotype, and molecular characteristics are not well defined. We describe 56 cases of ES (36 adult and 11 pediatric cases from our cohort, and 9 pediatric cases from the literature). The median age was 60 years among adults and 1.8 years among children. An association with prior cytotoxic therapy or myeloid neoplasm was documented in 10/36 (28%) and 25/36 (69%) adults, respectively, but was not reported in children. Bones were the most common site of involvement among adults (16/36, 44%), whereas soft tissue or central nervous system involvement was most common among children (each 9/20, 45%). Adult and pediatric ES shared similar morphologic features with all cases showing mass formation of erythroblasts and/or involvement of body fluids. Immunophenotypic analysis showed that blasts were positive for CD71 (49/49, 100%), GLUT1 (12/12, 100%), CD43 (37/39, 95%), E-cadherin (38/44, 86%), and CD117 (39/51, 76%) but were mostly negative for CD45 (15/48, 31% positive). Strong and diffuse P53 expression was common among adults (21/24, 88%) and absent among children (3/10, 30% with dim/subset positivity). Although a complex karyotype was common in adult (15/17, 88%) and pediatric ES (8/12, 68%), TP53 mutations were exclusively seen in adult ES (17/19, 89%), at least 11 of which (65%) were biallelic. Instead, pediatric ES was enriched for gene fusions; specific fusions were identified in 10 cases, 7 of which involved NFIA rearrangement. The prognosis was poor among both age groups; 29/37 (78%) patients died from disease with a median overall survival of 3 months. Overall, these results show that adult and pediatric ES have overlapping morphologic and immunophenotypic features but distinct molecular profiles suggesting diverging pathogenesis.
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Turk J Pediatr
September 2025
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Aim: This study aimed to describe barriers and facilitators of the adherence of children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to antiretroviral therapy (ART) from the perspectives of their caregivers.
Methods: In-depth interviews were held with the caregivers of 15 children. The collected data were analyzed using thematic analysis procedures.
JCO Glob Oncol
May 2025
Department of Medical Oncology, Dr B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Purpose: Gender bias against girls may affect health-seeking behavior and outcomes of childhood cancer. This study aimed to study the nature and extent of gender bias in health care among caregivers of childhood patients with cancer and also in community.
Methods: This cross-sectional mixed-methods study was conducted in a tertiary cancer hospital and an urban community between July 2021 and July 2023.
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
November 2025
Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NY; and.
Background And Objectives: While reductions in optical coherence tomography (OCT) pRNFL and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thicknesses have been shown to be associated with brain atrophy in adult-onset MS (AOMS) cohorts, the relationship between OCT and brain MRI measures is less established in pediatric-onset MS (POMS). Our aim was to examine the associations of OCT measures with volumetric MRI in a cohort of patients with POMS to determine whether OCT measures reflect CNS neurodegeneration in this patient population, as is seen in AOMS cohorts.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with retrospective ascertainment of patients with POMS evaluated at a single center with expertise in POMS and neuro-ophthalmology.
Crit Care Explor
September 2025
Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida Colleges of Medicine and Public Health and Health Professions, Gainesville, FL.
Objectives Background: Monocyte anisocytosis (monocyte distribution width [MDW]) has been previously validated to predict sepsis and outcome in patients presenting in the emergency department and mixed-population ICUs. Determining sepsis in a critically ill surgical/trauma population is often difficult due to concomitant inflammation and stress. We examined whether MDW could identify sepsis among patients admitted to a surgical/trauma ICU and predict clinical outcome.
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September 2025
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Sensory processing (SP) difficulties, such as heightened sensitivity to sensory input, have been linked to prolonged recovery and persistent post-concussive symptoms in adults following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). However, research on SP across different sensory inputs after pediatric mTBI is limited. This study examined SP patterns in children and adolescents aged 6-17 years with mTBI at 2 weeks and 6 months post-injury.
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