Table 1 Diagnosis, age, and pre-surgery treatment in oncological patients included in the present study

Pre-menarcheal patients

1^a

7

Knee osteosarcoma

No

2

9

Tibia osteosarcoma

No

3

9

Femur osteosarcoma

No

4^a

9

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma

Nine cycles of siopMMT95 with ifosfosfamide-vincristine-actinomycin D

Six cycles of vincristine-temozolomide-irinotecan after relapse

5^a

10

Hodgkin´s lymphoma

Six cycles of adriamycin-bleomycin-vinblastine-dacarbazine

6

10

Hodgkin´s lymphoma

No

7

11

Tibia sarcoma

No

8

12

Hodgkin´s lymphoma

No

Post-menarcheal patients

9^a

12

Hodgkin´s lymphoma

No

10^a

12

Acute myeloid leukemia

The first cycle of G.A.T.L.A and the second cycle of ifosfamide and carboplatin etoposide, after relapse

11^a

13

Perineal myosarcoma

Four cycles of ifosfamide-vincristine-actinomycin-epirubicin-etoposide-carboplatin

12^a

13

Shoulder osteosarcoma

No

13^a

13

Inguinal synovial sarcoma

Three cycles of ifosfamide-doxorubicine

14

14

Elbow synovial sarcoma

No

15

14

Knee synovial sarcoma

No

16

14

Hodgkin´s lymphoma

No

17

14

Hodgkin´s lymphoma

No

18^a

14

Rib osteosarcoma

No

19

15

Hodgkin´s lymphoma

No

20

15

pituitary dysgerminoma

No

21

15

Knee sarcoma

No

22^a

15

Hodgkin´s lymphoma

No

23^a

16

Hodgkin´s lymphoma

OPPA scheme. Two cycles of meprednisone-vincristine-doxorubicin-procarbazine. COOP scheme. Two cycles of prednisone-vincristine-procarbazine-cyclophosphamide-mesna

24

18

Hodgkin´s lymphoma

No

25^a

18

Hodgkin´s lymphoma

No

26^a

18

Ganglioneuroblastoma

Cycles 1, 2, 4, and 6 of cyclophosphamide-doxorubicin-vincristine. Cycles 3 and 5 of etoposide-cisplatin. Six cycles of 13-cis-retinoic and 3 cycles of mesnatopothecan. Radiotherapy of 3000 cGy

27^a

19

Myelodysplasic syndrome

cytarabine-idarubicine-etoposide