NEOPLASIAS MALIGNAS PRIMÁRIAS DE APÊNDICE CECAL

Peritoneal pseudomyxoma associated with synchronic malignant mucinous neoplasias of the cecum, appendix and rectum. Case report and review of the literature1 Pseudomixoma peritoneal associado a neoplasias malignas mucinosas do ceco, apêndice e reto. Relato de caso e revisão da literatura

Peritoneal pseudomyxoma is a pathological condition that compromises the peritoneum, characterized by the production of large quantities of mucinous liquid, which progressively fills the peritoneal cavity, originating in general from mucinous appendicular or ovarian tumors. We report a peritonial pseudomyxoma associated with mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix synchronic with adenocarcinoma...

Minor intraoral salivary gland tumors: a clinical-pathological study

Objective To evaluate the clinical-pathological profile of patients with minor salivary gland neoplasms. Methods A retrospective study of specific cases diagnosed as benign and malignant tumors of the minor salivary glands was performed. The data were collected from medical records of patients seen at a hospital over a period of 15 years. The sample was made up of 37 cases. For the pathologic...

Liver neoplasms: imaging characterization* Neoplasias hepáticas: caracterização por métodos de imagem

Received June 8, 2007. Accepted after revision August 28, 2007. ranging between 0.4% and 20% in autopsy studies, and representing a very frequent incidental finding on imaging studies, particularly US. In most cases, hemangiomas are small (≤ 3.0 cm), and may be multiple in up to 50% of patients. Microscopically, hemangiomas consist of vascular spaces irregular in size, lined by a single layer o...

Percutaneous Nephrostomy in Urogenital Neoplasias

Introduction: Urogenital neoplasias frequently progress with obstructive uropathy due to local spreading or pelvic metastases. The urinary obstruction must be immediately relieved in order to avoid deterioration in these patients. The percutaneous nephrostomy is a safe and effective method for relief the obstruction; however the indications of such procedures have been questioned in patients wi...

Cecal Giant Lipoma Mimicking Malignancy