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Isolated Nodal Retroperitoneal Sporadic Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Soeiro,Bárbara; Correia-Pinto,João; Vasconcelos,Alexandre; Salgado,MatildeLymphangioleiomyomatosis is a rare disease (1/1 000000) with multisystemic involvement, most commonly presenting with cystic lung disease. Reports of isolated nodal lymphangioleiomyomatosis rare. Its treatment and prognosis are not well established. We describe a 48-year-old female patient presenting with ureter compression by an extensive retroperitoneal mass. Biopsy showed nodal lymphangioleiomiomatosis. A pa...
Actinomycosis, a lurking threat: a report of 11 cases and literature review
Paulo,Catarina Oliveira; Jordão,Sofia; Correia-Pinto,João; Ferreira,Fernando; Neves,IsabelAbstract Actinomycosis remains characteristically uncommon, but is still an important cause of morbidity. Its clinical presentation is usually indolent and chronic as slow growing masses that can evolve into fistulae, and for that reason are frequently underdiagnosed. Actinomyces spp is often disregarded clinically and is classified as a colonizing microorganism. In this review of literature, we concomitantly p...