Background and aimsRetroperitoneal Infantile Fibrosarcoma (RIFS) is a rare, locally aggressive pediatric soft tissue tumor. Its retroperitoneal location poses challenges due to proximity and potential invasion of critical structures such as…
Danazol has been used with success in some hematological diseases, but there is no report of this treatment in acute leukemia. We report here a case of remission of myelodysplastic syndrome with myelofibrosis in transformation after danazol…
We examined the effects of danazol on in vitro growth of human bone marrow and peripheral blood progenitor cells from 15 normal donors and 5 myelodysplastic patients, and on in vivo hemopoiesis in 30 patients with hypoplastic or myelodyspla…
Pernicious anemia appears to be autoimmune in origin and is associated with immune disorders of several organ systems. We report 4 patients with pernicious anemia and immune cytopenias, an association that may sometimes pose diagnostic prob…
20 patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) were treated with danazol, 800 mg daily in 4 divided doses. 18 patients were evaluable for response. 3 patients (17%), whose principal problem was anemia, responded to treatment, but only wit…