Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and intrathoracic Hodgkin's disease in children

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is a syndrome characterized by clubbing of the fingers and toes, periosteal new bone formation of the long bones and polyarthritis. In this report, two children with intrathoracic Hodgkin's disease and HOA are presented. Intrathoracic neoplasms are one of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Leukemia research 2006-07, Vol.30 (7), p.899-902
Hauptverfasser:	Kebudi, Rejin, Ayan, İnci, Görgün, Ömer, Ağaoğlu, Fulya Yaman, Dizdar, Yavuz, Darendeliler, Emin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - administration & dosage Biopsy, Fine-Needle Child Childhood Hodgkin Disease - complications Hodgkin Disease - diagnosis Hodgkin Disease - therapy Hodgkin's disease Humans Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy Injections, Intravenous Male Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic - complications Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic - diagnosis Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic - therapy Paraneoplastic Syndromes Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is a syndrome characterized by clubbing of the fingers and toes, periosteal new bone formation of the long bones and polyarthritis. In this report, two children with intrathoracic Hodgkin's disease and HOA are presented. Intrathoracic neoplasms are one of the major causes of HOA in adults; however HOA is rarely associated with intrathoracic malignancies in children. HOA associated with intrathoracic Hodgkin's disease is even more rare, but should be kept in mind.
ISSN:	0145-2126 1873-5835
DOI:	10.1016/j.leukres.2005.10.019