Abstract Objective To describe a case of radiation-induced uterine carcinosarcoma 6 years after a cervical squamous cell carcinoma treatment, which imposed some diagnostic and management challenges. Case Report A 57-year-old woman with a history of pelvic chemoradiotherapy ~ 6.5 years before the even...
Abstract: Cutaneous metastases from internal malignant neoplasms are a rare event and a late clinical finding that is associated with disseminated disease and a poor prognosis. Skin metastases from colon tumors occur in only 4% of cases of metastatic colorectal cancer. They are most often located on the ...
Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/complicaciones,
Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/diagnóstico por imagen,
Infecciones por Clostridium/complicaciones,
Infecciones por Clostridium/diagnóstico por imagen,
Clostridium septicum,
Empiema Pleural/diagnóstico por imagen,
Empiema Pleural/microbiología,
Resultado Fatal,
Neoplasias Pulmonares/complicaciones,
Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagen,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
SUMMARY Chordoid glioma (CG) is considered a slow growing glial neoplasm. We report two new cases with endocrinological presentation, management and outcome. Case reports: 1) An 18 year-old female patient was admitted due to headaches, nausea and vomiting and visual abnormalities. She was in amenorrhea. ...
Biopsia,
Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagen,
Neoplasias Encefálicas/patología,
Neoplasias Encefálicas/cirugía,
Resultado Fatal,
Glioma/diagnóstico por imagen,
Glioma/patología,
Glioma/cirugía,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética,
Silla Turca,
Tercer Ventrículo/diagnóstico por imagen,
Tercer Ventrículo/patología,
Tercer Ventrículo/cirugía,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract: Nodular vasculitis is an uncommon type of panniculitis. It was firstly associated to the infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and named erythema induratum of Bazin, however nowadays it has been associated with several other underlying disorders and it is better described as nodular vasculiti...
ABSTRACT Uveal melanoma is the most common adult primary intraocular cancer. Although liver metastasis is common to the natural history of the disease, metastasis to the fellow eye is extremely rare. Here we report the case of a 59-year-old man with choroidal melanoma in his right eye who underwent enucl...
Neoplasias de la Coroides/patología,
Neoplasias de la Coroides/cirugía,
Diagnóstico Diferencial,
Resultado Fatal,
Hígado/patología,
Melanoma/diagnóstico por imagen,
Melanoma/patología,
Melanoma/secundario,
Melanoma/cirugía,
Enfermedades Raras/diagnóstico,
Ultrasonografía,
Neoplasias de la Úvea/diagnóstico por imagen,
Neoplasias de la Úvea/secundario
Abstract Background and objectives: Cardiac tamponade is potentially fatal medical condition, which rarely occurs as a complication of lung lobectomy. We present the first case of cardiac tamponade to develop in a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit following a lung lobectomy. Case report: A 54-year-old man with...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Central nervous system (CNS) infectious diseases have high prevalence in developing countries and their proper diagnosis and treatment are very important for public health planning. Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungus that may cause several CNS manifestations, especially in immunocompr...
Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagen,
Neoplasias Encefálicas/patología,
Infecciones Fúngicas del Sistema Nervioso Central/diagnóstico por imagen,
Infecciones Fúngicas del Sistema Nervioso Central/patología,
Criptococosis/diagnóstico por imagen,
Criptococosis/patología,
Cryptococcus neoformans/aislamiento & purificación,
Diagnóstico Diferencial,
Resultado Fatal,
Inmunocompetencia,
Huésped Inmunocomprometido,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética,
Enfermedades Raras/diagnóstico por imagen,
Enfermedades Raras/patología,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
Describimos el caso de un varón de 17 años oriundo de la ciudad de Salta quien, 10 días después de visitar una zona rural de la provincia homónima, ingresó a nuestro hospital por convulsiones febriles. Durante la internación presentó exantema seguido de disfunción orgánica múltiple, la que evo...
Abstract: Fusariosis is due to inhalation or direct contact with conidia. Clinical presentation depends on host's immunity and can be localized, focally invasive or disseminated. Given the severity of this infection and the possibility for the dermatologist to make an early diagnosis, we report six cases...
Antifúngicos/uso terapéutico,
Resultado Fatal,
Fusariosis/complicaciones,
Fusariosis/patología,
Fusariosis/prevención & control,
Fusarium/aislamiento & purificación,
Leucemia Mielomonocítica Aguda/complicaciones,
Mieloma Múltiple/complicaciones,
Neutropenia/etiología,
Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras B/complicaciones,
Piel/microbiología,
Piel/patología
