ABSTRACT Objective: to develop a predictive model to estimate the probability of prostate cancer prior to biopsy. Methods: from September 2009 to January 2014, 445 men underwent prostate biopsy in a radiology service. We excluded from the study patients with diseases that could compromise the data anal...
Introducción: las infecciones vertebrales constituyen una afección de baja incidencia, pero con incremento importante en años recientes, el cual está en relación con una población más susceptible por diversas razones. A pesar de nuevos métodos para el diagnóstico, la demora constituye un importa...
ABSTRACT The diagnosis of Graves’ orbitopathy is usually straightforward. However, orbital diseases that mimick some clinical signs of Graves’ orbitopathy may cause diagnostic confusion, particularly when associated to some form of thyroid dysfunction. This report describes the rare occurrenc...
Amiloidosis/diagnóstico,
Oftalmopatía de Graves/diagnóstico,
Músculos Oculomotores,
Amiloidosis/diagnóstico por imagen,
Amiloidosis/patología,
Biopsia,
Enfermedades de los Párpados/diagnóstico por imagen,
Oftalmopatía de Graves/diagnóstico por imagen,
Oftalmopatía de Graves/patología,
Enfermedad de Hashimoto/diagnóstico,
Amiloidosis de Cadenas Ligeras de las Inmunoglobulinas,
Músculos Oculomotores/diagnóstico por imagen,
Músculos Oculomotores/patología,
Tiroiditis Autoinmune/diagnóstico,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
ABSTRACT Liposarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas in adults, occurring in 15 to 20% of all patients with sarcoma. Primary liposarcoma of the stomach is rare. We report a case of patient with giant gastric liposarcoma who underwent surgery after a gastrointestinal bleeding. Preoperative ...
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the clinical-pathological profile of patients with minor salivary gland neoplasms. Methods A retrospective study of specific cases diagnosed as benign and malignant tumors of the minor salivary glands was performed. The data were collected from medical records of patien...
Adenoma Pleomórfico/epidemiología,
Carcinoma Mucoepidermoide/epidemiología,
Neoplasias de las Glándulas Salivales/epidemiología,
Adenoma Pleomórfico/patología,
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Biopsia,
Carcinoma Mucoepidermoide/patología,
Hueso Paladar/patología,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Neoplasias de las Glándulas Salivales/patología,
Glándulas Salivales Menores/patología,
Factores Sexuales
O câncer de colo uterino é mundialmente o quarto tipo de câncer entre as mulheres, e a neoplasia intraepitelial cervical (NIC) é a lesão precursora deste tipo de câncer, sendo importante a análise de fatores que estariam relacionados à persistência ou recorrência deste tipo de lesão. O present...
Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic urticaria is characterized by transient, pruritic lesions of varying sizes, with central pallor and well-defined edges, with disease duration longer than six weeks. Its cellular infiltrate consists of neutrophils, lymphocytes and eosinophils. There is a subgroup of patients ...
Eosinófilos/patología,
Infiltración Neutrófila/fisiología,
Urticaria/patología,
Urticaria/fisiopatología,
Biopsia,
Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis,
Enfermedad Crónica,
Estudios Transversales,
Inmunoglobulina E/análisis,
Valores de Referencia,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Urticaria/terapia
Abstract Although subungual squamous cell carcinoma is rare, it is the most common primary malignant neoplasms in this location. The higher incidence occurs in the fingernails, but involvement of the toenails is also possible. Subungual squamous cell carcinoma often looks like other more common benign le...
Abstract Bacillary angiomatosis is an infection determined by Bartonella henselae and B. quintana, rare and prevalent in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We describe a case of a patient with AIDS and TCD4+ cells equal to 9/mm3, showing reddish-violet papular and nodular lesions, dissemin...
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/patología,
Angiomatosis Bacilar/patología,
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/tratamiento farmacológico,
Angiomatosis Bacilar/tratamiento farmacológico,
Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico,
Azitromicina/uso terapéutico,
Bartonella henselae,
Biopsia,
Hueso Esponjoso/patología,
Ceftriaxona/uso terapéutico,
Resultado del Tratamiento
