Chronic lymphoid leukemia is the most common leukemia in Western countries, appearing at an average age of 70 years. Its etiology is not known, but it is thought that genetic and environmental factors may have an influence.Male, 68 years old, with a 2-year history of chronic lymphoid leukemia. It started about 6 months ago, with papular lesions on the scalp and face. A biopsy was performed with a histological r...
INTRODUCTION: The Peng flap is a pinch modification of linear advancement flap (Rintala flap). Its purpose is to close surgical defects in the tip and distal dorsum of the nose. It was initially described by Peng (classic Peng flap) and revised, later, by Rowe and Ahern (modified Peng flap). Our objective was to describe classic and modified Peng flap (Rowe’s and Ahern’s techniques), and we report the results a...
The nasolabial flap represents a valid and well known option to reconstruct defects of the lower lip as in the following case. An 82-year-old male patient with a basal cell carcinoma located on the right lower lip skin had a surgical excision under local anesthesia. The large surgical defect was closed with an inferiorly based pedicle nasolabial flap, with no flap necrosis and acceptable functional and aestheti...
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Necrotizing fasciitis is rapidly progressive soft tissues infection with a high mortality rate. The definitive diagnosis is made intraoperatively, after surgical exploration, by the presence of necrosis of the fascia. Left lower limb necrotizing fasciitis in a drug user after heroin injection is described. In this case report the pathogenic agent and the location of the infection are unusual. Early surgical tre...
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Introduction: The sentinel lymph node biopsy is an important tool for staging patients with melanoma, allowing identification of occult regional lymph node involvement and avoidance of unnecessary lymphadenectomies.Objective: To analyze the patterns of recurrence of melanoma in patients with a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy result and identify the clinical and pathological characteristics potentially predi...
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Keywords: Lipoma; Mouth Neoplasms; Palavras-chave: Lipoma; Neoplasias da Boca.