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Erratum: Transition from 3D conformal to modern modulated craniospinal radiotherapy
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Succinate dehydrogenase-deficient renal cell carcinoma: A retrospective study, 1999–2018
Background: Succinate dehydrogenase-deficient (SDH-deficient) renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a rare subtype of RCC. Approximately 0.05% – 0.2% of RCCs …
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Risk factors and predictors of adverse outcomes of in paediatric febrile neutropenia
Background: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is the commonest acute complication of cancer treatment in children. The identification of patients at risk …
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Radioguided occult lesion localisation: A retrospective audit at a single tertiary academic breast unit
Background: The radioguided occult lesion localisation (ROLL) technique was introduced at Groote Schuur Hospital in 2003 replacing the wire-guided localisation …
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Concurrent tuberculous pericarditis and lung adenocarcinoma presenting with cardiac tamponade
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection and lung malignancies are both important causes of pericardial effusion (PE), particularly in developing nations such …
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The association between clinical and laboratory characteristics on the short-term outcome of acute promyelocytic leukaemia patients at a central South African tertiary hospital
Background: Targeted therapies combined with anthracycline chemotherapy have improved the survival of patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL). High short-term …
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[123I]-metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging findings and outcome in patients with metastatic neuroblastoma
Background: 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine ([123I]mIBG) is the agent of choice to assess for presence of metastases and therapy response in patients with …
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Radiotherapy teaching during COVID-19: An emergency teaching response
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in more than six million deaths in the first two years, a …
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Anti-myelocytomatosis tag antibody detects myelocytomatosis oncogene expression in Burkitt lymphoma
Background: The immunohistochemical (IHC) detection of myelocytomatosis oncogene ( MYC ) is a crucial step in the diagnosis and prognosis …
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Neuroblastoma survival in South African children is more influenced by biological than socioeconomic factors
Background: Optimal management of neuroblastoma depends on accurate risk stratification at diagnosis. Many low- and middle-income countries lack access to …
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Transition from 3D conformal to modern modulated craniospinal radiotherapy
Background: Achieving optimal tumour coverage during craniospinal irradiation (CSI) is a challenge. Whilst several critical organs are at risk of …
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The necessity of bilateral staging bone marrow examinations for paediatric solid tumours
Background: Bone marrow aspirates and trephine biopsies (BMATs) form an important part of staging to detect bone marrow metastases of …
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Estimating the burden of cancer in South Africa
Background: The incidence of cancer is on the rise in South Africa and globally. However, literature on the current and …
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The paediatric oncologist and the evolving medical management of complex vascular anomalies: An institutional experience
Background: Complex vascular anomalies in children are amenable to medical therapy that can result in complete resolution or improvement in …
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Factors associated with bone marrow involvement in lymphoma staging bone marrow examination: A South African single-centre retrospective study
Background: Accurate detection of bone marrow involvement (BMI) in lymphoma is important as it signifies stage 4 disease. Staging bone …
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The prevalence of sarcopenia amongst non-small cell lung cancer patients, assessed using computed tomography, prior to treatment in a South African setting
Background: Identification of sarcopenia in lung cancer is important to improve quality of life and treatment planning; however, clinical detection …
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Oesophageal cancer in South Africa: A scoping review
Background: Oesophageal cancer is an aggressive cancer that is endemic in certain parts of South Africa where it is the …
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The management of head and neck cancer in Africa. What lessons can be learned from African literature?
There is a significant dearth of contextually relevant information related to the management of head and neck cancer (HNC) in …
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Table of Contents Vol 5 (2021)
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