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T Kutluk

Publications and source records attributed to T Kutluk.

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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura in a child with Hodgkin's disease.

The occurrence of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in Hodgkin's disease is uncommon. This report describes a patient who developed ITP twice before splenectomy, and for the third time several years later, preceding an abdominal relapse of the disease. We suggest that patients with a history of Hodgkin's disease undergo diligent searches for active disease when ITP is diagnosed. ITP may be the only manifestation of active disease and may precede histologic documentation of Hodgkin's disease by months or years.

Child↗

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Primary osteosarcoma presenting in axial bones in childhood.

Six cases of osteosarcoma occurring between 1971 and 1992 and involving the axial bones were reviewed. They constituted 4% of 129 osteosarcomas occurring in the skeleton in childhood during the same period at our center. The patients' ages ranged from eight to seventeen years. Four of the six patients were female. The distribution of axial bones of osteosarcoma was as follows: one case was in the vertebrae, two cases in the craniofacial bones (maxilla and mandible), two cases in the pelvis and one case in the ribs. The prognosis was very poor, with only one case of mandible osteosarcoma still alive. The other five patients died three to sixteen months after diagnosis. A combination of wide surgical resection and aggressive chemotherapy may offer the best chance for longterm survival.

Adolescent↗

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Carcinoma of the colon in children.

The symptoms, histology, extent and course of disease in 16 adolescents with colorectal carcinoma who were admitted to Hacettepe University Children's Hospital between 1972 and 1990 are presented. Most patients presented with vague abdominal complaints. Twelve of the 16 patients had mucin-producing adenocarcinoma. Extensive disease at diagnosis and unresponsiveness to medical management were determined. Only one patient survived free of disease four years after diagnosis. Nine of the patients died between one day and one year following the initial surgery. The remaining six patients were very ill when they were discharged from the hospital, after which time no information was received concerning them.

Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous↗