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ARP Case Report nº 22: Apical anterior prostate lesion
Condesso, Daniela; Rodrigues, Henrique; Abrantes, João; Costa, João C.We present a 78-years-old male patient with a normal digital rectal exame, showing progressive PSA elevation (currently 14.2 ng/ml). The patient had previously performed ultrasound guided biopsy (TRUS) with negative results. He was then referred to JCC - Hospital Particular de Viana do Castelo to undergo a prostate MRI scan (3T) and subsequent MRI guided biopsy (in-bore system). On T2 weighted imaging we could ...
Caso Clínico ARP nº 22: Qual o seu diagnóstico?
Condesso, Daniela; Rodrigues, Henrique; Abrantes, João; Costa, João C.A 49-year-old woman with history of bicytopenia (anemia and leukopenia) and monoclonal gammopathy (IgG lambda) not fully clarified presents with portal hypertension and splenomegaly of unclear cause. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed for further investigation.; A 78 years old male patient with progressive PSA elevation (currently 14.2 ng/ml). Previous ultraso...
ERS ECM Awardee 2021, a preview of LSC 2022 and a brief overview of the Respira...
Costa, João C.; Mitchelmore, Philip; Ubags, Niki D.; Calarasu, Cristina; Keir, Holly R.; Cruz, JoanaIn this article, we present an interview conducted with the winner of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Early Career Member Award 2021, Alberto García-Basteiro, where he discussed his work and visions for the future. We also provide an overview of the ERS Lung Science Conference 2022, which will take place in Estoril (Portugal), with a brief description of the early career member (ECM) session. Finally, we...
Influence of passage number on the impact of the secretome of adipose tissue st...
Serra, Sofia Cravino; Costa, João C.; Silva, Rita Catarina Assunção Ribeiro; Teixeira, Fábio Gabriel Rodrigues; Silva, Nuno André MartinsMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), and within them adipose tissue derived stem cells (ASCs), have been shown to have therapeutic effects on central nervous system (CNS) cell populations. Such effects have been mostly attributed to soluble factors, as well as vesicles, present in their secretome. Yet, little is known about the impact that MSC passaging might have in the secretion therapeutic profile. Our aim was to ...