Spontaneous perirenal hematoma - foreshadowing of an impending renal cell carcinoma - does it need close surveillance? A case report and literature review
ABSTRACT Renal cell carcinoma classically presents as a triad of hematuria, loin pain, and a palpable mass. Sometimes it may present as an incidental finding, whereas spontaneous renal hemorrhage or Wunderlich syndrome is a rare presentation of renal cell carcinoma. We present a clinical case of 51 years old gentleman...
ABSTRACT Stewart-Treves syndrome is a very rare lymphangiosarcoma with a poor prognosis. It usually develops in female patients after mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection and is associated with chronic lymphedema. Stewart-Treves angiosarcoma is described in less than 1% of all soft tissue sarcomas, of which 0.5% occur in radically...
ABSTRACT A 65-years old Peruvian woman was admitted to the Brazilian National Cancer Institute, with a diagnosis of Merkel cell carcinoma in the left shoulder. A PET-CT confirmed the locally advanced disease, with the involvement of lymph nodes in the axillary region. At the time of the proposed surgical procedure,...
ABSTRACT This report contains a rare case of a patient diagnosed with breast cancer and sarcoidosis concomitantly. During breast cancer treatment, routine imaging tests were performed and showed hypermetabolic thoracic and abdominal lymph nodes suggestive of neoplasia that insinuated breast cancer progression. Diagnostic investigation was carried out and an excisional...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Cervical cancer is a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in women. Screening for cervical cancer reduces mortality through early detection and treatment. The success of the screening for cervical cancer has been largely attributed to the use of Pap smear (Papanicolaou). The objective of this study...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the financial impact and effectiveness of a navigation program in patients with colorectal tumors undergoing videolaryngoscopic rectosigmoidectomy. Material and Methods: Retrospective, case-control type study from May 2019 to December 2020 with patients 18 years-old or older; with sigmoid, retosigmoid junction or upper rectal tumors, submitted to...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Malnutrition affects an average of 20-80% of cancer patients, leading to an impaired healing process, increased infection rates and hospital costs, and negative impacts on clinical results. Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) help to increase the patients caloric and protein supplies, promoting recovery of nutritional status. In order to...
ABSTRACT To report consensus recommendations on the current role of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in the front-line management of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) in the healthcare setting of Brazil. The expert panel convened in March 2021 and comprised 20 medical oncologists focus on gynecological oncology. The panel answered...
ABSTRACT The objective of this work is, through a literature review, to promote the debate on personalized medicine and acquire a broad view of the subject and its tools from the perspective of oncology, disseminate the topic, support, and encourage initiatives to implement its technologies in the Brazilian public healthcare...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Breast cancer diagnosed within 10 years of parturition is named postpartum breast cancer which is a highly metastatic tumor with poor prognosis. Case Report: A 31-year-old female presented with fever and painful mass in the left breast. She had undergone C-section 6 months ago of her second child....
