[Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in pediatric onco-hematology]

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) represents today an important therapeutic choice for several disorders of childhood: hematologic, metabolic and neoplastic pathologies can be treated with this strategy. The aim of this paper is to resume the latest history of HSCT, paying attention to the main changes and controversies, and its efficacy as far as concerns the major indications in pediatric oncohematology.