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Lichen planus pigmentosus is uncommon in childhood and its treatment is often challenging. We report a case of cutaneous lichen planus pigmentosus in a 10-year-old boy, without oral mucosal involvement, two months after an amalgam dental restoration. The diagnosis was based on the histopathological examination of a skin biopsy, the positive patch test to mercury, and the improvement after amalgam removal. Our case report suggests that metal allergy may play a role, and amalgam replacement may be followed by clinical improvement.
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Amálgama Dentário/efeitos adversos , Hiperpigmentação/etiologia , Hiperpigmentação/patologia , Hipersensibilidade Tardia/complicações , Líquen Plano/etiologia , Líquen Plano/patologia , Criança , Humanos , Hipersensibilidade Tardia/diagnóstico , Masculino , Testes do EmplastroRESUMO
This study aimed to determine the diagnostic value of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and of its contribution to the management of parotid tumors. We conducted a retrospective study of 47 patients who had undergone parotidectomy as well as preoperative fine needle aspiration biopsy. The study highlighted that eighty one percent of patients had a benign tumor while 19% of patients had a malignant tumor. The sensitivity and specificity of FNAB were 78% and 92% respectively. Parotid tumors were correctly classified as malignant or benign in 89% of cases, overall accuracy was 64.4%. FNAB is a reliable examination providing preoperative informations about the treatment plan and the postoperative course.
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Biópsia por Agulha Fina/métodos , Neoplasias Parotídeas/diagnóstico , Humanos , Neoplasias Parotídeas/patologia , Neoplasias Parotídeas/cirurgia , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
Fetal rhabdomyomatous nephroblastoma (FRN) is a rare variant of Wilms tumor with distinct morphologic features and biologic behavior compared to conventional nephroblastoma. It mainly occurs in patients under 4 years. In adults, extremely rare cases of nephroblastoma were reported. Among these cases, none has been interested a FRN. We report an exceptional case of a 31-year-old woman diagnosed with FRN discovered incidentally, to illustrate clinical and histopathological characteristics of this entity.
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Doenças Fetais/patologia , Neoplasias Renais/patologia , Complicações na Gravidez/patologia , Tumor de Wilms/patologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Gravidez , Rabdomioma/patologiaRESUMO
The spontaneous subcapsular hematoma of the liver is very rare. There are only a few reported cases in the literature.Most reported cases of liver hematoma often occur during pregnancy as part of the hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count syndrome. The other causes may be due to amylosis, rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma, adenoma, focal nodular hyperplasia, hemorrhagic cyst, or hemopathy. Idiopathic spontaneous subscapular hematoma is a rare and often fatal condition.We report a case of a 43-year-old woman having Steinert disease who died because of a fatal spontaneous liver hemorrhage occurring without any traumatism. We did not find any apparent cause that could explain this hemorrhage even after a histological study of the liver.
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Morte Súbita/etiologia , Hematoma/patologia , Hemorragia/etiologia , Hepatopatias/patologia , Adulto , Feminino , Hemorragia/patologia , Humanos , Distrofia Miotônica , Ruptura Espontânea/patologiaAssuntos
Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/diagnóstico , Metotrexato/administração & dosagem , Micose Fungoide/diagnóstico , Psoríase/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Cutâneas/diagnóstico , Idoso , Fármacos Dermatológicos/administração & dosagem , Esquema de Medicação , Humanos , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/complicações , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Micose Fungoide/complicações , Micose Fungoide/tratamento farmacológico , Psoríase/complicações , Psoríase/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Cutâneas/complicações , Neoplasias Cutâneas/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is an enzyme with an immunosuppressive effect whose function is diverted by tumor cells to counteract immune cell functions, inducing immune escape of tumor cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical significance of IDO in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Compared to controls, NPC patients' plasma IDO activity was significantly higher, especially among patients with metastatic cancer (p=0.005). The immunohistochemical analysis revealed that high IDO expression was observed in 74% of NPC tissues and the epithelial IDO expression was inversely correlated to T-cell infiltration. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that whatever the localization, intratumoral or stromal, patients with a high IDO expression and low T-cell infiltration have significantly lower survival rates. Moreover, in multivariate analysis, intratumoral and stromal IDO expression were found to be independent prognostic factors for disease-free survival (p=0.016; HR: 3.52) and overall survival (p=0.015; HR: 4.76) respectively. Our findings provide evidence that IDO is involved in tumor immune evasion of NPC, suggesting that it could be a relevant therapeutic target for NPC.
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Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenase/metabolismo , Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Carcinoma , Criança , Feminino , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenase/genética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Carcinoma Nasofaríngeo , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Prognóstico , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Neuroblastoma (NB) shows a complex combination of genetic aberrations. Some of them represent poor genetic prognosis factors that require specific and intensive chemotherapy. MYCN amplification consists of the major bad outcome prognostic factor, it is indeed frequently observed in aggressive neuroblastomas. To date different methods are used for MYCN status detection. OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of our study was to provide a critical assessment of MYCN status using 2 molecular techniques CISH and MLPA. We also focused on the correlation between neuroblastoma genetic markers and patient's clinical course among 15 Tunisian patients. METHODS: we developed a descriptive study that includes 15 pediatric Tunisian patients referred to our laboratory from 2004 to 2011. We reported the analysis of fresh and FFPE NB tumors tissues. RESULTS: No significant correlation was found between COG grade and patients overall survival. Assessment of NMYC gene copy number by kappa statistic test revealed high concordance between CISH and MLPA tests (kappa coefficient = 0.02). CONCLUSION: Despite misdiagnosing of MYCN status fewer than 5 copies, MLPA remains an effective molecular technique that enables a large panel of genomic aberrations screening. Thus combining CISH and MLPA is an effective molecular approach adopted in our laboratory. Our results allow pediatric oncologists to set up the first Neuroblastoma therapeutic strategy based on molecular markers in Tunisia.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas/genética , Amplificação de Genes , Neuroblastoma/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Proteínas Oncogênicas/genética , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Humanos , Hibridização In Situ , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Multiplex , Proteína Proto-Oncogênica N-Myc , TunísiaRESUMO
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a rare cancer. Cutaneous involvement is uncommon with fewer than 100 cases described in the literature. We report herein a patient with MM, subtype IgA kappa, with unusual clinical presentation including the lower lip.
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Lábio/patologia , Mieloma Múltiplo/patologia , Neoplasias Cutâneas/patologia , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , HumanosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are mesenchymal tumors occuring in the majority of cases in the stomach and small intestine, rarely in rectum, colon, esophagus or mesentery. They are derived from cells of cajal or their precursor, and are typically CD117/KIT + (95%), CD34 + (70%). AIMS: is to study the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and evolution of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. METHODS: retrospective study including all patients with the diagnosis of GIST supported in the department of gastroenterology and surgery in universital hospital of Monastir. RESULTS: 25 patients were included, 12 men and 13 women with an average age of 60.5 years. Digestive symptomatology was dominated by gastrointestinal bleeding (n = 12) and abdominal pain (n = 12). The tumor was discovered incidentally in two patients. The small intestine was the most common site of the tumor (n = 10), followed by the stomach in 9 patients, rectum in two patients, the colon (n = 1), the bulb of water (n = 1), duodenum (n = 1) and liver in a patient. The tumor size ranged from 0.8 to 24 cm. GIST was localized in 16 patients, in whom therapeutic care based mainly on surgery and optimal broad. It was metastatic in 9 patients, in whom treatment using imatinib as first-line in 4 of them with a good response in 3 patients and the possibility of R0 surgery in one patient, initial stabilization and then a secondary exhaust in a patient. The first surgery was necessary in 5 patients in complicated situation or if diagnostic doubt. CONCLUSION: The best characterization of GIST thanks to advances in cancer research has led to improved treatment of these tumors. Surgery is the standard treatment in localized forms. Imatinib is the standard treatment in metastatic GIST first line as well as adjuvant after surgery.
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Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal , Feminino , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/diagnóstico , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/epidemiologia , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/terapia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
A broad spectrum of paraneoplastic dermatoses is associated with lung cancer. We report herein a 56-year-old man who presented an association of erythroderma, acquired ichthyosis, palmo-plantar keratoderma, hypereosinophilia and hyper IgE. In light of these clinical and biological assessments an underlying malignancy had been suspected. A thoracic, abdominal and pelvic computed tomography showed a left hilar mass. The patient underwent a left pneumonectomy and the histological study had confirmed a non-small cell lung cancer. Recognition of cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes is important since it leads to prompt diagnosis of an underlying malignancy and consequently a better management and prognosis of the disease.
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Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Síndromes Paraneoplásicas/diagnóstico , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão/diagnóstico , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Síndromes Paraneoplásicas/patologia , Pneumonectomia , Prognóstico , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
CASE: We describe a 55-year-old woman suffering from Sezary syndrome, had undergone chemotherapy consisting of cycles of cyclophosphamide and prednisone. 10 months later, she noticed a progressively increasing reticulated generalised pigmentation in the face, trunk and the extremities. Cylophosphamide was withdrawn. The hyperpigmentation began to clear slowly and gradually after 7 months. One year after cyclophosphamide withdrawal and facing the relapse of the disease, and its transformation to a large T cell lymphoma a mini CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone) protocol was held, leading to a remarkable aggravation of the pigmentation. CONCLUSION: This adverse drug reaction to cyclophosphamide is peculiar by its localization and distribution and should be known in order not to confuse with other dermatosis.
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Ciclofosfamida/efeitos adversos , Hiperpigmentação/induzido quimicamente , Pigmentação da Pele/efeitos dos fármacos , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Ciclofosfamida/administração & dosagem , Ciclofosfamida/uso terapêutico , Doxorrubicina/efeitos adversos , Doxorrubicina/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prednisona/efeitos adversos , Prednisona/uso terapêutico , Síndrome de Sézary/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Cutâneas/tratamento farmacológico , Vincristina/efeitos adversos , Vincristina/uso terapêuticoAssuntos
Erupções Liquenoides/induzido quimicamente , Fenobarbital/efeitos adversos , Anticonvulsivantes/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Hipertensão Intracraniana/complicações , Hipertensão Intracraniana/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/complicações , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão/complicações , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
Frequency of the association between non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is variable according to previous studies. Besides, direct and/or indirect implication of the HCV infection in the development of NHL is probable but, its pathophysiological mechanisms remain unclear. In this report, we described the case of a 49-year-old patient with a B-cell NHL of the sacrum complicating a chronic HCV related to a blood exposure, and we report the recent data of this association.
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Neoplasias Ósseas/etiologia , Hepatite C Crônica/complicações , Linfoma de Células B/etiologia , Doenças Profissionais/complicações , Exposição Ocupacional/efeitos adversos , Sacro , Patógenos Transmitidos pelo Sangue , Feminino , Hepatite C Crônica/transmissão , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeAssuntos
Neoplasias Hepáticas/diagnóstico por imagem , Mesenquimoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Ductos Biliares/patologia , Biópsia por Agulha , Hamartoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Hamartoma/patologia , Hamartoma/cirurgia , Humanos , Lactente , Hepatopatias/diagnóstico por imagem , Hepatopatias/patologia , Hepatopatias/cirurgia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirurgia , Masculino , Mesenquimoma/patologia , Mesenquimoma/cirurgia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Ultrassonografia de IntervençãoRESUMO
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) or primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin is a rare neoplasm with aggressive behavior. Primary lymphoepithelioma-like (LEL) carcinoma of the skin is a recently described exceptional tumor, with a relatively good prognosis, and is characterized by a neoplastic epithelial component associated with a dense lymphoid stroma. Rarely, MCC shows a marked lymphocytic host response or can even mimic a LEL carcinoma. We report a new case of MCC mimicking an LEL carcinoma in a 72-year-old male; the diagnosis of MCC was made on the basis of the morphology and immunohistochemical findings. We present through this case an exceptional pattern of MCC which can be misleading, and we insist on differential diagnoses.
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Epithelial ovarian tumors are uncommon before 20 years of age and rarely occur before puberty. The vast majority of these tumors are benign, and few cases of malignant and borderline tumors are described. We report a case of a 4-year-old premenarchal girl, previously healthy, who presented with two abdominal masses. Laboratory analysis of blood showed elevation of the serum level of the CA-125. Ultrasonographic examination disclosed bilateral cystic ovarian masses. Laparoscopic exploration revealed bilateral ovarian multicystic masses with retro-uterine peritoneal implant. Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with implant resection was performed. Histologic findings were consistent with a serous borderline tumors of both ovaries and the peritoneal implant was of the non-invasive type. There is no evidence of recurrence at 3-year follow-up. To our knowledge, there are only four cases of ovarian borderline tumors in premenarchal girls reported in the English literature: three of the mucinous type and only one of the serous type.
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Cistadenoma Seroso/patologia , Neoplasias Ovarianas/patologia , Neoplasias Peritoneais/secundário , Antígeno Ca-125/sangue , Pré-Escolar , Cistadenoma Seroso/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Ovarianas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Peritoneais/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Peritoneais/patologia , UltrassonografiaRESUMO
The development of a squamous cell carcinoma within a nevus sebaceous of Jadassohn is very rare. We report here for the first time, the simultaneous occurrence of two squamous cell carcinomas within a single nevus sebaceous of Jadassohn.