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Squamous cell carcinoma with sarcomatous transformation of the penis

Malignant tumors of the penis are rare, most of them being squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). We report the case of a 75-year-old man with a large penile mass submitted to partial penectomy. The specimen showed an exophytic mass involving the glans, coronal sulcus, and prepuce. Microscopic examination showed a carcinoma with two distinct areas: a mixed SCC and a sarcomatoid carcinoma. The SCC component had areas ...

Social Capital in Transition(s) to Early Adulthood: A Longitudinal and Mixed-Me...

Social capital captures the value of relationships. Although research has examined social capital among adults, comparatively little attention has been paid to social capital among young adults—particularly from a longitudinal and mixed-methods perspective. As social capital predicts educational achievement, employment, and psychosocial well-being, it is an important construct to study alongside youth transitio...

Fever and Generalised Lymphadenopathy in an HIV-Positive Patient: a Diagnostic ...

Fever and generalised lymphadenopathy is a common presentation of a variety of diseases and a thorough investigation is often necessary for appropriate diagnosis.We present a 53-year-old male patient admitted with fever, weight loss of 15 kg in 3 months and abdominal discomfort. Examination was only remarkable for axillary and inguinal lymphadenopathy. Blood tests showed normocytic normochromic anaemia, cholest...

Sustained relief of obstructive symptoms for the remaining life of patients fol...

BACKGROUND: self-expanding metal stents are currently being used as a definitive palliative treatment for malignant colorectal obstruction in patients with incurable disease. Few studies have followed large numbers of patients from stent placement until death, and those few have reported conflicting results in the long-term clinical outcome data. AIMS: this study evaluated the clinical effectiveness of stent pl...

Prospective study of duodenal ulcer. Analysis of prognostic factors.

We conducted a prospective clinical trial of 154 patients with duodenal ulcer disease, which was divided in two different steps: healing phase and post-healing phase. In the first phase, the patients were randomly assigned to treatment with H2 blockers (Ranitidine 300 mg or Famotidine 40 mg), in a single bedtime dose. Endoscopy was performed after 4 and 12 weeks of treatment and the healing rate was 70% and 90%...

Aortic aneurysms - a group review and presentation of the experience of a depar...