Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer, with a very low incidence of metastases, associated with high morbidity and mortality. The morpheaform clinical variant is uncommon, presenting an aggressive growth pattern. Early diagnosis and new targeted therapies for metastatic disease are important to improve survival rates. We present the case of a 29-year-old patient with morpheaform basal cell carcino...
Este estudo visou avaliar a qualidade de vida em 60 mulheres com diagnóstico de cancro da mama, já submetidas a cirurgia (mastectomia ou tumorectomia) e, presentemente, em tratamento de quimioterapia, no Hospital de S. João (Porto, Portugal). Foram administrados o European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) e o Supplementary Questionnaire Breast Cance...
Machado–Joseph disease [MJD, also spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3)] and familial amyloid polyneuropathy type I (FAP-I or ATTR V30M) are neurodegenerative disorders, inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion, which have a high prevalence in Portugal, probably due to a founder effect. MJD and FAP-I are late-onset diseases, with symptoms emerging usually during adulthood. CGPP, which is the national reference...
This study describes the construction of a self-response inventory to evaluate the perception of advantages and disadvantages of the Machado-Joseph disease presymptomatic testing, in 44 individuals at-risk for this disease. The results showed that the reliability of this inventory was satisfactory. Factor analysis revealed a bidimensional structure: perceived advantages (pros) and perceived disadvantages (cons)...
This study describes the construction of a self-response inventory to evaluate the perception of advantages and disadvantages of the Machado-Joseph disease presymptomatic testing, in 44 individuals at-risk for this disease. The results showed that the reliability of this inventory was satisfactory. Factor analysis revealed a bidimensional structure: perceived advantages (pros) and perceived disadvantages (cons)...
Este artigo apresenta um estudo de validação da Escala de Aceitação do Teste Pré-Sintomático, realizado com uma amostra de pessoas em risco para a doença de Machado-Joseph. Este estudo visou testar a estabilidade e a reprodutibilidade da estrutura factorial original da escala e apurar as suas características psicométricas. Avaliámos, ainda, a convergência da escala com um outro instrumento de avaliação psicológ...