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Complications and Relapse in a Mantle Cell Lymphoma Patient: A Case Report
Vasconcelos, Ana Luís; Neves da Silva, Luís; Cláudio Ferreira, Patrícia; Pinto Ribeiro, Rita; Monteiro, Margarida; Araújo, RosárioMantle cell lymphoma, a subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkinlymphoma, is an incurable disease with an aggressive clinical course. In non-transplant eligible patients, chemotherapy regimens extend the overall and progression-free survival, at the expense of an increased risk of infectious complications. The authors describe the case of a 73-year-old man, previously diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, under rituximab m...
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor – case report
Sousa, Elisabete; Araújo, Rosário; Garcia, Juan; Rua, AbelThe authors present a clinical case report, of a 73 year-old female patient, with hypochromic, microcytic anaemia and serum iron deficiency, of two years duration. The out-patient colonoscopic and upper gastro-duodenal endoscopic studies were inconclusive. She presented with a decline in general status, asthenia and anorexia of two months duration, as well as dark stools and tachycardia, four days before hospit...
Carcinoma de células de Merkel - A propósito de um caso clínico
Moura Alves, A. M.; Gomes, Guilherme; Araújo, Rosário; Pereira, Carmen; Rodrigues Dias, A.In the present work the authors make a presentantion of a clinical case relative to a woman of 80 years old, admitted in Internal Medicine Service grounds, by a question of lymph node metastasis of unknown primary carcinoma, that resulted in a diagnosis of 'Merkel Cell Carcinoma'. The case, taken on account its relative rarity, motivated a comprehensive review about the origin, pathoenesis, clinical behaviour ...