Background There are several methods of assessing nutritional status in cancer of which
serum albumin is one of the most commonly used. In recent years, the role of malnutrition as …

Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Describe the presentation, differential diagnosis, and prognosis for patients with Ewing's …

BACKGROUND: Previous reports of Ewing sarcoma cohorts suggested that there is a
difference in incidence according to racial origin. However, to the authors' knowledge, this …

PURPOSE: The identification of prognostic factors in patients with nonmetastatic Ewing's
sarcoma could allow the use of risk-adapted therapeutic strategies of treatment. PATIENTS …

BACKGROUND: The value of local treatment in patients with primary, disseminated,
multifocal Ewing sarcoma (PDMES) was investigated. METHODS: We analyzed 120 patients …

Background The prognostic significance of having extraskeletal (EES) versus skeletal Ewing
sarcoma (ES) in the setting of modern chemotherapy protocols is unknown. The purpose of …

Background: Gastrointestinal (GI) metastasis from melanoma has a dismal prognosis with
few long-term survivors. We evaluated the role of operative intervention for melanoma …

BACKGROUND. The clinical and pathologic features of 46 patients 40 to 60 years old with
Ewing sarcoma family tumor (ESFT) diagnosed at the authors' institute between 1972 and …

Dramatic improvements in survival for children with cancer have led to increased numbers of
posttreatment pathologic specimens, particularly in bone and soft tissue sarcomas. Current …

A number of studies have investigated the role of serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels
in patients with Ewing's sarcoma, although these have yielded inconsistent and inconclusive …