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Splenic Rupture, Secondary To G-Csf Use For Chemotherapy Induced Neutropenia: A Case Report And Review Of Literature., Nehal Masood, Asim Jamal Shaikh, Wasim Ahmed Memon, Romana Idress Dec 2008

Splenic Rupture, Secondary To G-Csf Use For Chemotherapy Induced Neutropenia: A Case Report And Review Of Literature., Nehal Masood, Asim Jamal Shaikh, Wasim Ahmed Memon, Romana Idress

Section of Haematology/Oncology

Introduction: Chemotherapy Induced neutropenia is a frequent and serious complication of cytotoxic cancer treatment. Granulocyte colony stimulating factors (G-CSF) are frequently used to counter neutropenia, attempt rapid recovery of Patients and allow for continuation of treatment without compromise on dose, especially in curative malignancies. Generally regarded as safe, G-CSF use has been very rarely reported to have resulted in serious side effects, such as, splenic rupture. Case Presentation: We are reporting a case of a twenty years old man, who was being treated for T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and received colony stimulating factors for treatment of severe neutropenia and …


Usefulness Of Baseline Lipids And C-Reactive Protein In Women Receiving Menopausal Hormone Therapy As Predictors Of Treatment-Related Coronary Events., Paul Bray, Joseph C Larson, Andrea Z Lacroix, Joann Manson, Marian C Limacher, Jacques E Rossouw, Norman L Lasser, William E Lawson, Marcia L Stefanick, Robert D Langer, Karen L Margolis Jun 2008

Usefulness Of Baseline Lipids And C-Reactive Protein In Women Receiving Menopausal Hormone Therapy As Predictors Of Treatment-Related Coronary Events., Paul Bray, Joseph C Larson, Andrea Z Lacroix, Joann Manson, Marian C Limacher, Jacques E Rossouw, Norman L Lasser, William E Lawson, Marcia L Stefanick, Robert D Langer, Karen L Margolis

Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research

Blood lipids and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) are altered by hormone therapy. The goal of the present study was to determine whether lipids and hs-CRP have predictive value for hormone therapy benefit or risk for coronary heart disease events in postmenopausal women without previous cardiovascular disease. A nested case-control study was performed in the Women's Health Initiative hormone trials. Baseline lipids and hs-CRP were obtained from 271 incident patients with coronary heart disease (cases) and 707 controls. In a combined trial analysis, favorable lipid status at baseline tended to predict better coronary heart disease outcomes when using conjugated equine estrogen …


A New Model For Hemoglobin Ingestion And Transport By The Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Falciparum., Michelle D Lazarus, Timothy G Schneider, Theodore F Taraschi Jun 2008

A New Model For Hemoglobin Ingestion And Transport By The Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Falciparum., Michelle D Lazarus, Timothy G Schneider, Theodore F Taraschi

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

The current model for hemoglobin ingestion and transport by intraerythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites shares similarities with endocytosis. However, the model is largely hypothetical, and the mechanisms responsible for the ingestion and transport of host cell hemoglobin to the lysosome-like food vacuole (FV) of the parasite are poorly understood. Because actin dynamics play key roles in vesicle formation and transport in endocytosis, we used the actin-perturbing agents jasplakinolide and cytochalasin D to investigate the role of parasite actin in hemoglobin ingestion and transport to the FV. In addition, we tested the current hemoglobin trafficking model through extensive analysis of serial …


Primary Cutaneous B Cell Lymphoma--Leg Type (New Eortc--Who Classification), With Nasal Sinuses Involvement, Asim Jamal Shaikh, Nehal Masood, Aamir Ahsan, Wasim Memon May 2008

Primary Cutaneous B Cell Lymphoma--Leg Type (New Eortc--Who Classification), With Nasal Sinuses Involvement, Asim Jamal Shaikh, Nehal Masood, Aamir Ahsan, Wasim Memon

Department of Radiation Oncology

Primary Cutaneous lymphomas of B cell origin are rare, there remains a controversy in truly classifying these lymphomas and an updated EORTC classification divides them on the basis of their distinct histopthological grounds rather than on the basis of their anatomic location as in WHO classification, while the new WHO- EORTC joint classification maintains some characteristics of both systems, We report an elderly gentleman who primarily had a typical Leg dominant Cutaneous lymphoma of B cell origin uniquely with involvement of nasal Sinusues, bearing the Immunohistochemical staining features of "Cutaneous lymphoma - Leg Type" befitting the new joint WHO-EORTC classification …


Factors Influencing In-Hospital Length Of Stay And Mortality In Cancer Patients Suffering From Febrile Neutropenia, Amar Lal, Yasmin Bhurgri, Nida Rizvi, Mohni Virwani, Rasheed Uddin Memon, Wajeeha Saeed, Muhammad Rizwan Sardar, Pawan Kumar, Asim Jamal Shaikh, Salman Adil, Nehal Masood, Mohammad Khurshid Apr 2008

Factors Influencing In-Hospital Length Of Stay And Mortality In Cancer Patients Suffering From Febrile Neutropenia, Amar Lal, Yasmin Bhurgri, Nida Rizvi, Mohni Virwani, Rasheed Uddin Memon, Wajeeha Saeed, Muhammad Rizwan Sardar, Pawan Kumar, Asim Jamal Shaikh, Salman Adil, Nehal Masood, Mohammad Khurshid

Section of Haematology/Oncology

Introduction: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a major complication of chemotherapy, costly in terms of morbidity, mortality and associated financial expenditure. The present study was conducted with the goal of highlighting FN as a serious problem in Pakistan, with the longer term objective of improved cancer survival, reduction in length of stay (LOS) in hospital, morbidity, mortality and costs in our existing developing country scenario. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on Patients, > or =18 years, admitted with FN as a consequence of chemotherapy at a referral hospital in Karachi from 1st September 2006 to 30th April 2007. Results: A …