Epithelioid angiosarcoma is a rare high-grade vascular neoplasm with a poor prognosis. We present an anticoagulated 77-year-old man, with a history of popliteal/soleal vein thrombosis in the previous month, complaining of ipsilateral persistent lower limb pain and claudication. Absent popliteal/distal pulses prompted an arterial doppler ultrasound (DUS), revealing thrombosis of the distal superficial femoral ar...
Os paragangliomas são tumores raros que se desenvolvem a partir do tecido paragangliónico. Na cabeça e pescoço, os seus principais locais de crescimento são o corpo carotídeo localizado na bifurcação da artéria carótida comum, o foramen jugulare, o ouvido médio e a porção cervical do nervo vago. Os autores relatam o caso clínico de uma doente portadora da mutação do gene SDHB com um tumor do corpo carotídeo do ...
Purpose – Engineering is a powerful instrument for promoting the social and economic development of nations. Its enhancement is a strategic element to accelerate Brazil’s progress. This paper aims to present a new perspective on the topic of “Engineering and Development in Brazil, Challenges and Prospects” (Guimarães et al., 2007). Its goal is to discuss the need for restructuring the Brazilian system for resea...
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