title: Rare non-Wilms' tumors in children.
abstract: We report our institutional experience of the management of 2 cases of rare non-Wilms' tumors; a rhabdoid tumor in a 17-month old boy and a clear cell sarcoma in a 5-year old girl. The two patients were treated with ifosfamide/carboplatin/etoposide (ICE) alternating with vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (VDC) and cyclophosphamide/etoposide (CE) alternating with vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (VDC) and radiotherapy, respectively. Both patients showed full response with no significant adverse events. At 2-year follow up, they are disease and relapse free. Although contemporary treatment regimens are very promising, multicenter collaborative studies are needed in order to define a standard treatment for non-Wilms' tumors.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology;
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kourti
authors.forename: Emmanouel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hatzipantelis
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zaramboukas
authors.forename: Athanassios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tragiannidis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petrakis
authors.forename: Fani
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Athanassiadou-Piperopoulou