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Pressure ulcer management--Evidence-based interventions.
Rocha, J A; Miranda, M J; Andrade, M JDespite improved awareness and quality of care among health care personnel, pressure ulcers prevalence remains high especially in the inpatient setting. Pressure ulcers are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, affecting the quality of life of patients and their caregivers, and significantly increasing direct and indirect healthcare costs. Early risk assessment for developing a pressure ulcer is es...
A lymphoepithelioma-like type of spinous-cell carcinoma of the cervix uteri.
Pires, M A; Andrade, M J; Guerra, C; Silva, T S; de Oliveira, C; Beja, MLymphoepithelioma-like carcinomas of the cervix uteri are very rare. They are poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas with intense stromal lymphocytic infiltration. These histologic features are similar to nasopharyngeal lymphoepithelioma and may have a better prognosis than other tumors of the cervix. A lymphoepithelioma-like lesion of the cervix uteri is described in a 33-year-old Caucasian woman who h...