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In a single-center adult cohort, CSF β-hCG and an internally validated nomogram combining sex, serum β-hCG, hyperprolactinemia, and pituitary stalk thickening distinguished sellar/suprasellar intracranial germ cell tumors from lymphocytic hypophysitis with reported AUCs of 0.897 and 0.939, respectively.
The record provides evidence for diagnostic discrimination rather than treatment efficacy; if externally validated, earlier recognition of intracranial germ cell tumors could plausibly reduce misdiagnosis and treatment delay, but improved therapeutic outcomes remain an inference.
In a retrospective staging audit of pediatric and young adult Ewing sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma, FDG-PET/CT had a reported 99% overall negative predictive value for bone marrow involvement, leading the authors to propose omitting bone marrow aspirate and trephine biopsy when PET/CT shows no marrow disease.
The evidence supports FDG-PET/CT as a potentially effective rule-out staging test in this cohort; it may therefore permit omission of invasive marrow procedures and reduce procedural burden, but this clinical benefit remains an inference requiring prospective validation, particularly in rhabdomyosarcoma.
This retrospective PEDIMACS registry analysis found that 205 of 1,137 children receiving ventricular assist devices remained supported beyond 6 months, with most transplanted by 2 years and prior cancer among several factors associated with mortality.
The evidence shows an association between prior cancer and higher mortality during longer-term pediatric VAD support; it can be hypothesized, but is not demonstrated, that oncology-specific risk stratification and tailored supportive care could improve selection or management of children with cancer histories who require VADs.
In a single-center retrospective cohort of 1,566 pediatric port placements, severe neutropenia and preoperative steroid use were associated with higher 30-day infection risk, while the neutropenia association was not significant among patients receiving prophylactic antibiotics.
The observational evidence supports severe neutropenia and steroid exposure as potential risk markers for early port infection; it suggests—but does not establish—that antibiotic prophylaxis or delaying placement during severe neutropenia could reduce infection risk and should be tested prospectively.
In a cross-sectional survey of 85 healthcare professionals at three Ghanaian tertiary oncology facilities, most respondents reported referring pediatric patients with physical limitations to physiotherapy, while financial barriers and parental choice were cited as major reasons for non-utilisation.
The study provides evidence of reported physiotherapy referrals, utilisation, and access barriers; it supports the hypothesis—but does not demonstrate—that improved referral pathways and reduced financial barriers could increase rehabilitation uptake and potentially improve function or quality of life in children with cancer.
This cross-sectional diagnostic-accuracy study of 69 children with cancer clinically validated a nursing diagnosis of inadequate nutritional intake, identifying 11 indicators with reported accuracy above 50% and several treatment-related, dietary, socioeconomic, and cultural etiological factors.
The study provides evidence that a structured set of clinical indicators may help nurses identify inadequate nutritional intake in children with cancer; it is an inference, not tested here, that earlier recognition followed by targeted nutritional support could reduce complications or improve cancer-treatment outcomes.
In a nationwide survivor-led cross-sectional online survey, German childhood cancer survivors reported frequent late effects, substantial information and psychosocial-support gaps, low satisfaction with current follow-up, and a preference for structured specialized long-term follow-up care.
The survey provides evidence of unmet survivorship-care needs and preferences; it supports—but does not test—the hypothesis that structured, risk-adapted follow-up with proactive education, psychological support, dedicated contacts, and sustainable financing could improve late-effect detection, care satisfaction, and survivor outcomes.
In a cross-sectional mixed-methods study of 66 pediatric and AYA participants, patients receiving cancer therapy did not have significantly higher loneliness prevalence than peers but reported more depressive symptoms, greater burden from loneliness, and distinct contributors such as medical exclusion.
The study provides associative evidence that social interaction and social media are perceived as protective connection strategies, but it does not test an intervention; it is reasonable to hypothesize that loneliness screening and structured, developmentally appropriate social-connection support could improve psychosocial outcomes during cancer therapy, pending prospective evaluation.
This cross-sectional study of 349 patients with breast or cervical cancer at an Ethiopian tertiary center found widespread unmet supportive care needs and identified associations with healing practices, functional status, number of children, education, and health insurance.
The evidence identifies potentially actionable supportive-care gaps but does not test an intervention; it is reasonable to hypothesize that context-sensitive multidisciplinary support, improved communication, social support, spiritual-care integration, and insurance access could reduce unmet needs, although prospective intervention studies are required.
In a retrospective cohort of 330 children undergoing pituitary-protocol MRI for short stature or suspected growth hormone deficiency, clinically significant abnormalities were uncommon (6.7%), but rare major lesions affected treatment safety or prompted neurosurgical referral, sometimes in children without complex presentations.
The evidence shows that MRI can identify rare lesions with implications for growth hormone treatment eligibility and referral; by inference, a validated risk-adapted imaging strategy might preserve detection of these lesions while reducing unnecessary imaging, but this study does not establish such a strategy prospectively or demonstrate improved outcomes.
This narrative review synthesizes evidence on HPV vaccination in adults aged 18–45 years, reporting associations with reduced HPV infection and persistence while finding variable estimates for high-grade cervical lesions and considering recurrence, HPV-related cancers, and anogenital warts.
The reviewed evidence suggests that adult HPV vaccination may reduce some HPV infections and related disease outcomes; it is an inference—not established by this narrative review—that broader life-course vaccination could prevent later HPV-associated cancers or post-treatment recurrence, with only indirect relevance to pediatric oncology.
This retrospective three-patient pediatric case series reports aggressive diffuse sclerosing papillary thyroid carcinoma with extensive lymph-node involvement, variable inflammatory or abscess-like presentations, BRAF V600E or RET alterations, and management using extensive surgery followed by radioactive iodine.
The reported cases support early recognition, thorough staging, and multimodal local and radioactive iodine treatment as clinically relevant management considerations; it is only an inference—not tested here—that molecular stratification or alternative RET-focused testing could eventually guide targeted therapy or treatment selection.