Introduction: The transition to digital pathology has been carried out by several laboratories across the globe, with some cases described in Portugal. In this article,we describe the transition to digital pathology in a high-volume private laboratory, considering the main challenges and opportunities. Material and methods: Our process started in 2020, with laboratory workflow adaptation and we are currently us...
The aim of this paper is to introduce an active method in math to foster problem solving and research skills in the context of linear systems. The implementation of our research was supported by a project funded by the Porto City Council with a partnership between an institution of higher education, the Institute of Accounting and Administration of Porto (ISCAP) and the Cerco of Porto, an Elementary and Seconda...
Overall, skin metastases from internal malignancies are a rare event, ranging from 0.9% to 4.4% in large autopsy studies and reaching 9% in large series of patients. Skin metastases from thyroid carcinoma are even rarer and, among them, follicular carcinomas have seldom been reported in this context, far less so than papillary and medullary carcinomas. A 57-year-old Caucasian male presented with an angioma-like...
Suspensão é um projecto fotográfico que assenta numa reflexão sobre os conceitos de tempo e morte. Uma manifestação de choque perante a constatação da inevitabilidade da morte. O conceito de Alegoria, definido por Walter Benjamin, surge como base teórica porque, como categoria estética, expressa o tema da morte, do tempo e da ruína. No campo da teoria explico como a fotografia, quer como técnica e como expressã...
Concepts about diagnosis of coeliac sprue have been changing in the past decade,namely recognising non-classical types of this disease, usually diagnosed in childhood. The development of serological tests with high specificity and sensitivity has lead to increased diagnosis of atypical or assymptomatic types, with consequent increase in incidence and prevalence of coeliac sprue.We report the case of a 25-year o...