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Gabriela C. Abreu; Maria Clara R. Gontijo; Maria Clara L. Chaves; Júlia W. Drumond; Bárbara C. A. Marino; Rodrigo C. Bernardes; Alexandre Cobucci; Cynthia K. BerensteinJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(5):320-324DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170051 ABSTRACT This article reports a case of primary cardiac angiosarcoma and a brief review is provided. A 44-year-old male patient was suspected of […]

Rui Jorge G. Almeida; Rui Pedro C. Oliveira; Helder D. Moreira; Bruno Filipe M. Fernandes; Pedro Gil B. Oliveira; Maria Augusta G. CiprianoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(5):325-329DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170052 ABSTRACT Adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas (ASCP) is a rare variant of the pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Between 2004 and 2016, four cases of ASCP were

Ondina Karla M. S. Rocha; Glória Maria de França; Patrícia T. Oliveira; Janaína L. M. Santos; Márcia Cristina C. Miguel; Éricka Janine D. SilveiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(5):330-333DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170053 ABSTRACT Actinomycosis is a rare infection caused by bacteria of Actinomyces genus that can affect both soft and bone tissues; it may be associated with trauma or

Nedio Atolini Jr.; Luis Fernando Melotti; Tatiany T. Yamamoto; Vanessa Lunelli; Gustavo P. L. Lang; Daniela A. Silveira; Maurício G. SilvaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(5):334-337DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170054 ABSTRACT Glomangiopericytomas are soft tissue tumors showing distinct perivascular myoid differentiation in sinonasal region that correspond to less than 0.5% of neoplasms in this region. We report the

Eduardo CambruzziJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(5):338-344DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170055 ABSTRACT Diffuse astrocytoma and glioblastoma (GBM) constitute a group of diffusely infiltrating astrocytic neoplasms, which more commonly arise in cerebral hemispheres of adults. The prevalence of malignant transformation of diffuse astrocytoma to anaplastic astrocytoma and GBM varies from 40% to 75% of cases in different series. Distinct