Case Report

Mariana A. Almeida; Michele R. Feroldi; Lívia Z. D. Vianna; Eloisa B. ParreiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-3DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200044 ABSTRACT Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant cutaneous neoplasm. It is preferentially located in areas exposed to solar radiation, since the cumulative effect of ultraviolet radiation on susceptible individuals seems to be the […]

Mariana A. Almeida; Berenice A. CoelhoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-3DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200045 ABSTRACT Pigmented vulvar lesions are uncommon; they occur in about 10%-12% of women and include benign and malignant processes, as well as post-inflammatory changes and hyperchromatic lesions due to melanin increase. Among the benign processes, there are vulvar nevi, present in 2% of

Pedro Weslley RosarioJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-3DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200047 ABSTRACT There is no recommendation to investigate celiac disease (CD) in patients with elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) and normal blood calcium if they are asymptomatic, especially if they do not have hypovitaminosis D. CD was diagnosed in a 30-year-old asymptomatic man without vitamin D deficiency, who

Raquel Ida Ferreira; Leonardo C. Dentz; Emílio Augusto C. P. Assis; Renato S. LaboissièreJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-3DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200034 ABSTRACT Noncutaneous melanoma is a rare clinical entity, and their primary or secondary nature is often difficult to establish. Few cases of primary gastric melanoma have been described in the literature. We report a case

Weslay R. Silva; Glória Maria França; Joaquim Felipe Junior; Katianne S. Rodrigues; José Wittor M. Santos; Éricka Janine D. Silveira; Hébel C. GalvãoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-4DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200032 ABSTRACT A 61-year-old female patient presented a nodular lesion located in the right buccal mucosa with a 3-month evolution. Clinical hypotheses of salivary duct cyst and

Silmara Machado; Leonardo R. G. Oliveira; Beatriz M. Scalassara; Karina G. Faria; Lara E. F. O. AlmeidaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-3DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200033 ABSTRACT Rare clinical case of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) associated with toxoplasmosis affecting a 23-year-old male patient with progressive dyspnea. Chest computed tomography revealed expansive lesions indicating right supraclavicular fossa lymph node