Irreversible gonadal damage in male survivors of pediatric Hodgkin's disease
โ Scribed by Janneke Heikens; Henk Behrendt; Ria Adriaanse; Arie Berghout
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 467 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
Gonadal damage in adult patients after chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease is well documented, but data of patients treated before adulthood are scarce.
METHODS.
Gonadal and hormonal function were studied in 19 male long term survivors of Hodgkin's disease who were treated with mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (MOPP chemotherapy) before (n = 15) or during puberty (n = 4). The studies were performed a median of 10 years after treatment and repeated in the majority of the patients at the time of yearly visits.
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Although the great majority of children with Hodgkin's disease survive with modern treatment strategies, the list of late sequelae is long, yet there is no published information on the comprehensive health status and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in this population. In the experience of a si