History Physical assessment • Date of last treatment and details of therapy (agents, dose, route) • Onset of fever and highest temperature (note: dexamethasone may mask fever) • Other symptoms including nausea, vomiting,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Annah N. Abrams, Anna C. Muriel and Lori Wiener (eds.)Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology: Textbook for Multidisciplinary Care10.1007/978-3-319-21374-3_5 5. Coping and Adaptation in Pediatric Cancer: Current Perspectives Mary Jo Kupst1 and Andrea Farkas Patenaude2 (1) Department of…
(1) Department of Child Health, Ronald Matricaria Institute of Molecular Medicine at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 445 N. 5th Street, TGen Building, 3rd Fl, Room…
The provision of written information to read and review independently and to reference, as needed (e.g., a summary of information discussed with the medical team, medication teaching sheets, published research…
Key aspects Symptom focus Population Challengesa Traditional individual therapy Tailored to individual needs, psychoeducation, crisis intervention, supportive psychotherapy, normalization of symptoms, and coping strategies Premorbid psychiatric condition or adjustment…
Fig. 6.1 (a) Pilocytic astrocytoma showing biphasic architecture, with both a loose, hypocellular pattern (right half) and a compact cellular pattern (left half). H&E, original magnification ×100. (b) Rosenthal fibers…
Fig. 4.1 The graphic demonstrates the increased carcinogenic risk related to radiation exposure for the pediatric population compared to the adult population. Reprinted from Peck DJ, Samei E. How to…
Fig. 9.1 Typically posterior fossa juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas Within the brainstem an exophytic tumor component is suggestive of a low grade glioma (Fig. 9.2). Fig. 9.2 Exophytic brainstem low grade…
Fig. 17.1 Choroid plexus carcinoma in an infant (MRI T2-weighted image) Pathology/Biology Choroid plexus papillomas are classified as a WHO grade I (low-grade) tumour, while choroid plexus carcinoma is a…
1. RS alone to exploit the biology of large single doses of radiation in low-grade tumors 2. RS as an adjunct to more conventionally fractionated radiation to escalate tumor dose…
