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GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR
Eiró, Filipa Clara; Borges, Miguel Fróis; Oliveira, Gabriel; Onofre, Susana; Luz, Carlos; Santos, José Carlos; Real, João CorteWe report a case of an 87-year-old female patient, admitted to our emergency room with an acute abdomen. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a perforated jejunal lesion, histopathological examination was consistent with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). GISTs are rare tumors with nonspecific and variable clinical symptoms. An initial clinical presentation as acute abdomen due to perforation, is very rare.; A...
ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT FOR TOTALLY IMPLANTABLE CENTRAL VENOUS ACCESS DEVICE-REL...
Fróis Borges, Miguel; Eiró, Filipa Clara; Afonso, Ana; Rodrigues, Hugo; Gonzalez, António; Marques, Gil; Barbas, Maria JoséIntroduction: Benign superior vena cava syndrome (SVCs) is rare and may be related to a totally implantable vascular access device (TIVAD). In the past 20 years, percutaneous endovascular placement of a stent has been rising as a viable option for SVCs treatment. Case Report: We report the case of a 42-year-old woman with the diagnosis of classical Hodgkin lymphoma who presented a SVCs one year after placement ...