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Cutaneous metastases from solid neoplasms in the 21st century: a retrospective ...
Queirós, Catarina; Filipe, Paulo; Soares-de-Almeida, LuisIntroduction: Cutaneous metastases account for 2% of all skin cancers and are usually associated with widespread disease. The main of this retrospective study was to describe and illustrate clinicopathological features of cutaneous metastases diagnosed in our centre since the beginning of this century. Methods: All cases of cutaneous metastases from solid neoplasms diagnosed in our Dermatopathology Department f...
The Relationship Between Immunodepression and the Development of Skin Cancer
Sanches, Maria Mendonça; Travassos, Ana Rita; Soares-de-Almeida, LuisThe effects of immunodepression on several disease states have constituted an important area of research, leading to the identification of relevant associations between immunodepression and a vast set of comorbidities, including infectious diseases, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Research on the effects of immunodepression has mostly been conducted in individuals under immunodepression by the human immunod...
Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma Associated with Polycythemia Vera
Albino, Cátia; Machado e Costa, Carlos; Neves, Manuel; Soares-de-Almeida, Luis; Braz Nogueira, J.Introduction: The authors describe a case of annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma (AEGCG) associated with polycythaemia vera. Both diseases resolved with treatment with hydroxyurea.Case report: A 63-year-old man refers fatigue, nausea, right upper abdominal pain and marked weight loss for 4 months. During last month he presents multiple grouped erythematous skin papules and plaques in his back. He had a mod...
A Rare Cause of Palpable Purpura: Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Teixeira, Ana Isabel; Estanislau Correia, Teresa; Soares-de-Almeida, LuisEosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a systemic vasculitis that affects small to medium vessels, belonging to the spectrum of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis. It is a rare disease that presents with vasculitis, asthma and other eosinophilic symptoms. We present the case of a 67-year-old male, with a palpable purpura affecting the superior and inferior limbs, and abdomen, for ...
Malignant myopericytoma: report of a new case and review of the literature
Patrick, Agostini; Soares-de-Almeida, Luis; Heinz, KutznerMalignant myopericytoma is a rare entity with only 8 cases reported in the English literature. The authors report a case of a 65-year-old man with a slow-growing 8-cm nodule on the right arm. Marginal excision was performed, and a diagnosis of malignant myopericytoma was made based on histopathologic and immunohistochemical aspects. These tumors are characterized by a proliferation of round-to-spindle cells of ...
Multifocal infantile haemangioma: a diagnostic challenge
Torres, Erica; Rosa, João; Leaute-Labreze, Christine; Soares-de-Almeida, LuisWe describe a case of a newborn who presented with multiple dark red macules that developed into red-to-purple papules associated with thrombocytopaenia. Abdominal ultrasound showed multiple hyperechoic papules and nodules. Endothelial cells from a skin biopsy stained positively for endothelial cell glucose transporter 1, which was consistent with a diagnosis of multifocal infantile haemangioma. At the age of 2...