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The cdh1 c.1901c>t variant: A founder variant in the portuguese population w...
Barbosa-Matos, R; Leal Silva, R; Garrido, L; Aguiar, AC; Garcia-Pelaez, J; André, A; Seixas, S; Sousa, SP; Ferro, L; Vilarinho, L; Gullo, I; Devezas, VHereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) caused by CDH1 variants predisposes to early-onset diffuse gastric (DGC) and lobular breast cancer (LBC). In Northern Portugal, the unusually high number of HDGC cases in unrelated families carrying the c.1901C>T variant (formerly known as p.A634V) suggested this as a CDH1-founder variant. We aimed to demonstrate that c.1901C>T is a bona fide truncating variant inducing ...
Satisfaction with a therapeutic sleeve for arm lymphedema secondary to breast c...
Osório, F; Ferro, L; Garrido, L; Henriques, A; Cruz, J; Fangueiro, C; Fougo, JL; Azevedo, ASecondary arm lymphedema is a feared late iatrogenic side effect of breast cancer survivors with a negative impact on patient's self-image and quality of life. Its reported incidence is extremely variable, from 6% to 80%, as well as the effectiveness of the multimodal decongestive lymphedema therapy. In their daily life breast cancer survivors with lymphedema have few alternatives but to use a compressive sleev...
Miocardite Lúpica: a propósito de um caso clínico
Costa, S; Franco, F; Monteiro, P; Oliveira, L; Vieira, H; Garrido, L; Gonçalves, L; Gomes, H; Campos, M; Providência, LAMyocarditis is one of the many possible forms of cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus. Its clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic patients with self-limited disease to fulminant heart failure that can lead to death. In most cases treatment consists of supportive care only. The authors present the case of a patient with lupus myocarditis.
Metástase Uterina de Carcinoma da Mama. A Propósito de um Caso Clínico
Sobral, D; Ramalho, L; Lopes, AP; Serrano, A; Amaral, I; Baptista, F; Garrido, LEstão raramente descritos na literatura casos de metástases uterinas de cancros extra genitais, sendo o aparelho genital feminino normalmente invadido por contiguidade. Mais frequentes são contudo, as metástases ováricas de neoplasias extragenitais sobretudo do aparelho gastrointestinal e mama. Descrevemos o caso clínico de uma doente de 71 anos que recorreu ao serviço de urgência por metrorragias pós menopausa...