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Costa J, Jácome M, Souteiro P, Santos C, Cunha AL. Composite pheochromocytoma of the adrenal gland-a review of published cases. Virchows Arch 2023; 483:267-275. [PMID: 36645463 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-023-03492-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Composite pheochromocytoma (CP) is a rare adrenal tumor, composed of ordinary pheochromocytoma and neuroblastic components. There is a paucity of information in the literature regarding this entity. We report the case of a 56-year-old woman with a CP of the left adrenal gland with a ganglioneuroma component. A review of the published literature found 110 cases of CP. The median age was 51.5 (5.86) years, and 59/110 (53.6%) were female. Association with genetic predisposition syndromes was found in 22/110 (20%), the most common of which was neurofibromatosis type 1, in 15/110 (13.6%). The most common histologic type of the neuroblastic component was ganglioneuroma in 83/110 (75.5%). Twenty-seven cases reported SDHB immunohistochemistry results; none of which was positive. Nine patients (8.2%) presented/developed metastatic disease, and 9 patients (8.2%) died from disease. To our knowledge, this is the largest review describing clinical, histopathological, molecular, and prognostic features of CP.
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- João Costa
- Department of Pathology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology-Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Department of Pathology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology-Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Endocrinology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology-Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Genetics, Portuguese Institute of Oncology-Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Cancer Genetics Group, IPO-Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO-Porto), Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology-Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Marques M, Galama R, Dias CG, Silva J, Pinto P, Baía C, Correia AM, Giesteira L, Jácome M, Costa J, Leal C, Antunes P, Carlos Pereira J, Abreu de Sousa J. Breast metastasis from medullary thyroid carcinoma: a case report. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.11.275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Guerreiro V, Costa C, Oliveira J, Santos AP, Farinha M, Jácome M, Freitas P, Carvalho D, Torres I. Mixed medullary-papillary thyroid carcinoma with mixed lymph node metastases: A case report. Clin Case Rep 2021; 9:e04165. [PMID: 34084509 PMCID: PMC8142802 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Mixed medullary-follicular-derived carcinoma is a very rare event. It is extremely important to make the correct diagnosis, due to prognostic and treatment implications. A genetic study of these patients is advisable to exclude the presence of MEN 2.
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- Vanessa Guerreiro
- Serviço de EndocrinologiaDiabetes e Metabolismo do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João EPEPortoPortugal
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em SaúdeUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
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- Serviço de Endocrinologia do Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco GentilPortoPortugal
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- Serviço de Endocrinologia do Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco GentilPortoPortugal
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- Serviço de Endocrinologia do Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco GentilPortoPortugal
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- Serviço de Anatomia Patológica do Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco GentilPortoPortugal
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- Serviço de Anatomia Patológica do Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco GentilPortoPortugal
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- Serviço de EndocrinologiaDiabetes e Metabolismo do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João EPEPortoPortugal
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em SaúdeUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
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- Serviço de EndocrinologiaDiabetes e Metabolismo do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João EPEPortoPortugal
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em SaúdeUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
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- Serviço de Endocrinologia do Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco GentilPortoPortugal
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Guimarães N, Ribeiro T, Peyroteo M, Canotilho R, Correia AM, Petronilho S, Rodrigues Â, Pereira JC, Martins P, Videira JF, Jácome M, Abreu de Sousa J. Synchronous gastric adenocarcinoma and T-cell lymphoma – a unique case. Eur J Surg Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.11.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Manzano CA, Jácome M, Syn T, Molina C, Toro Araya R, Leiva-Guzmán MA. Local Air Quality Issues and Research Priorities Through the Lenses of Chilean Experts: An Ontological Analysis. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2021; 17:273-281. [PMID: 32725967 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Air pollution problems can be large, complex, and ill-structured. They can vary from location to location and combine many complex components: urban expansion, increasing vehicles and industrial emissions, biomass burning, geographic and meteorological conditions, cultural aspects, and economic effects. However, the existing research, accumulated knowledge, and local research priorities are spread over many disciplines and lack a systematic mapping to help manage and develop new strategies for researchers and policy makers. Ontological analysis can be used as a tool to capture this complexity through simple natural-language descriptions and a structured terminology. We describe the development of an ontological framework for "Air Quality Management in Chile" and its application to evaluate the current state of the research. The process was based on focus groups and validated by a panel of multidisciplinary experts. We used the developed framework to highlight the topics that have been heavily emphasized, lightly emphasized, or overlooked in the Chilean research. The framework developed can help researchers, practitioners, and policy makers systematically navigate the domain and provide the opportunity to correct blind spots by enabling more informed hypotheses that deal with air quality issues at a national level. We believe that applying this same process to different countries will yield different results (due to differences in local knowledge and experience). The framework presented could be used to evaluate other important stakeholders (government, media, NGOs, etc.), which will provide a complete picture of how local societies deal with air quality issues at different levels. Additionally, local government institutions will benefit from this analysis by improving funding allocation and opening new research opportunities to improve the distribution of the local body of knowledge. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2021;17:273-281. © 2020 SETAC.
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- Carlos A Manzano
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
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- Environmental Management Program, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Lutgert College of Business, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Pires A, Vieira C, Jácome M, Moreira D, Arantes M. Pachymeningeal carcinomatosis: an unusual location of metastization of adenoid cystic carcinoma. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 87:489-492. [PMID: 33298351 PMCID: PMC9422718 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- André Pires
- Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Serviço de Radioterapia Externa, Porto, Portugal.
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- Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Serviço de Oncologia Médica, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Serviço de Radioterapia Externa, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Serviço de Radiologia, Porto, Portugal
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Castro R, Libânio D, Heitor P, Jácome M, Silva R. Yttrium-90-Induced Gastropathy: A Potential Equivocal Finding. GE Port J Gastroenterol 2020; 27:443-445. [PMID: 33251296 DOI: 10.1159/000507202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Rui Castro
- Department of Gastroenterology, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Magalhães H, Pereira F, Vieira C, Isabel A, Jácome M, Dinis J. PO-142: A 10-year review of primary major salivary glands carcinomas. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)30276-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Caselhos S, Ferreira C, Jácome M, Monteiro E. Liver metastasis of ethmoid sinus adenocarcinoma. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2015; 132:157-9. [PMID: 25577139 DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2014.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sinonasal cancer is an uncommon neoplasm, often associated with exposure to occupational hazards and delayed diagnosis. CASE REPORT The authors report a rare case of solitary liver metastasis from ethmoid sinus adenocarcinoma treated by surgical resection. No clinical or radiological sign of recurrence was observed with a follow-up of 3 months. DISCUSSION Adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinus is characterized by its aggressiveness and its tendency to recurrence. Metastases are rare and can be found in unexpected organs due to dissemination via collateral venous plexuses. The role of chemotherapy has not been clearly established. Due to their rarity, the treatment of metastases has not yet been defined.
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- S Caselhos
- Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, centre hospitalier Alto Ave, rue dos Cutileiros, Creixomil, Guimarães, Portugal.
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- Service radiothérapie, institut Portugais d'oncologie, Porto, Portugal
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- Service d'anatomie pathologique, institut Portugais d'oncologie, Porto, Portugal
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- Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, institut Portugais d'oncologie, Porto, Portugal
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Pimentel-Nunes P, Mourão F, Veloso N, Afonso LP, Jácome M, Moreira-Dias L, Dinis-Ribeiro M. Long-term follow-up after endoscopic resection of gastric superficial neoplastic lesions in Portugal. Endoscopy 2014; 46:933-40. [PMID: 25019970 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1377348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Although endoscopic resection for the treatment of gastric superficial neoplastic lesions is an established first-line treatment in Eastern countries, its role has yet to be considered in Western guidelines, mostly due to a lack of long-term studies. The aim of this study was to describe long-term outcomes for endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in the treatment of gastric neoplasias in Portugal. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a single-center, retrospective, cohort study between March 2003 and April 2013. A total of 162 consecutive patients with 195 gastric superficial neoplasias underwent EMR (n = 54) or ESD (n = 141) and were followed up for a median of 3.2 years. RESULTS Resection was feasible in 97 %, with en bloc and R0 resection rates of 85 % (94 % ESD vs. 61 % EMR; P = 0.001) and 81 % (91 % ESD vs. 54 % EMR; P < 0.001), respectively. The recurrence rate was 7 %, and recurrence was associated with Rx/R1 resection irrespective of resection technique (OR 5.8; 95 % confidence interval 3.9 - 8.8). The long-term curative resection rate was 86 % after one procedure and 91 % after two procedures. Adverse events were observed in 13 % of cases: 8 % bleeding and 2 % of perforations (EMR = ESD). Surgery was performed in 7 %: 6 % after noncurative endoscopic resection and 1 % due to complications. Metachronous lesion detection rate was 1 % - 1.5 % per patient year. Cancer-specific survival rate was 100 % at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS For the first time in a Western country, results are reported to be similar to those in Eastern countries. Endoscopic resection, particularly ESD, is a highly effective treatment for gastric superficial lesions, without compromising cancer survival. Endoscopic resection should also be considered as first-line treatment for gastric neoplasias in Western countries.
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- CINTESIS/Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Porto Faculty of Medicine, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Portuguese Oncology Institute, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, Portuguese Oncology Institute, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, Portuguese Oncology Institute, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Portuguese Oncology Institute, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Portuguese Oncology Institute, Porto, Portugal
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Savva-Bordalo J, Soares A, Rocha P, Jácome M, Maurício J, Ferreira R. Long-term survival with unmethylated MGMT glioblastoma multiforme. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.5348/ijcri-2011-07-43-cr-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Romero-Sandoval N, Flores-Carrera O, Molina MA, Jácome M, Navarro A, Martin M. DOTS strategy and community participation: an experience in the Ecuadorian Andes. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009; 13:1569-1571. [PMID: 19919780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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SETTING The Chine community in Angamarca parish, Cotopaxi Province, in the Ecuadorian Andes. OBJECTIVE To relate the DOTS strategy to the world view of the indigenous community in the diagnosis and treatment of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients. DESIGN Cross-sectional study involving all inhabitants of Chine. RESULTS Aspects of the community's world view were considered in the community-based application of DOTS. A cure rate of 100% was attained, with 0% defaulting from treatment. CONCLUSION The results obtained indicate that involving the world view of the community in the management of tuberculosis has several advantages.
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- N Romero-Sandoval
- Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
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