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Variação de número de cópias no cromossomo 4: uma possível síndrome genética?

Rev. bras. neurol; 54 (4), 2018
INTRODUÇÃO: Variantes de número de cópias (CNVs) são variações no número de cópias de uma região da sequência genômica, descrevendo deleções ou ganhos em relação a indivíduos controle. Podem ser comuns e de caráter benigno, de significado incerto ou variantes patogênicas. Para interpre...

Consideraciones clínicas e imagenológicas de la osteoartrosis en la articulación temporomandibular

Rev. Círc. Argent. Odontol; 77 (227), 2018
La osteoartrosis es una enfermedad degenerativa que, instalada en la articulación temporomandibular, genera efectos deletéreos en los tejidos blandos y óseos que la constituyen. En los tejidos duros se destaca la aparición de procesos osteolíticos a nivel condilar y de la cavidad glenoidea con cambi...

Evaluation of lacrimal gland dimensions with MR imaging in a Turkish population sample

Int. j. morphol; 36 (4), 2018
SUMMARY: We aimed to evaluate the morphology of normal lacrimal gland in three different axes in a Turkish population sample by using magnetic resonance (MR) images in relation to sex, age, and side. Cranial MR images obtained by 3 Tesla MR unit of 85 individuals (40 female, 45 male; mean age 42.20±23.3...

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease of the maxillofacial region: a rare case

Int. j. morphol; 36 (4), 2018
IgG4-related disease is a systemic, multifocal, immune-mediated disorder that can affect multiple organs and may present as a tumor, with rare cases described in the maxillofacial region. A female patient, 53 years old, presenting tumor-like mass in the right mandibular region. Magnetic resonance imaging...

Lowering positive margin rates at radical prostatectomy by color coding of biopsy specimens to permit individualized preservation of the neurovascular bundles: is it feasible? a pilot investigation

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate whether color-coding of prostate core biopsy specimens aids in preservation of the neurovascular bundles from an oncological perspective. Materials and Methods: MRI guided transrectal ultrasound and biopsy of the prostate were performed in 51 consecutive patients suspect...

Comparison between multiparametric MRI with and without post - contrast sequences for clinically significant prostate cancer detection

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Dynamic-contrast enhanced (DCE) sequence is used to increase detection of small lesions, based on increased vascularization. However, literature is controversy about the real incremental value of DCE in detection of clinically significant (CS) prostate cancer (PCa), since absence of...

Vértigo como presentación clínica de asa vascular de la arteria cerebelosa antero inferior

Acta méd. colomb; 43 (4), 2018
Resumen El vértigo es un frecuente motivo de consulta cuyo origen puede ser periférico o central; causas poco frecuentes de este último son las asas vasculares que afectan el VIII par craneal llevando a acúfenos, pérdida de la audición y mareo. Se presenta una mujer de 47 años de edad, quien consu...

Hipofisitis linfoplasmocitaria y fibrosis retroperitoneal asociadas a un síndrome poliglandular autoinmune: enfermedades relacionadas con IgG4. Caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (12), 2018
We report a 23 year old woman presenting with a nephrotic syndrome due to minimal change disease, central diabetes insipidus, primary hypothyroidism, vitiligo and universal alopecia. Eleven years later, she presented secondary amenorrhea due to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, with mild hyperprolactinemia ...

Endocarditis marántica con embolia sistémica como manifestación de adenocarcinoma papilar de pulmón

Rev. chil. cardiol; 37 (3), 2018
Resumen: Se presenta el caso de un hombre de 61 años, portador de un cáncer pulmonar en quien lesiones de aspecto embólico llevan al diagnóstico de Endocarditis marántica (no infecciosa). Se describen las características clínicas del paciente, los métodos diagnósticos incluyendo imágenes ecocar...