Síndrome do granuloma letal da linha média: um dilema diagnóstico / Lethal midline granuloma syndrome: a diagnostic dilemma
Radiol. bras
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45(6): 353-355, out.-dez. 2012. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
A rara síndrome do granuloma letal da linha média apresenta difícil diagnóstico, em razão da grande variedade de doenças que podem causá-la e um desconhecimento pela maioria da classe médica. No presente artigo relatamos caso de paciente com esta doença, provocada por carcinoma epidermoide, chamando a atenção para os diagnósticos diferenciais e aspectos clínico-radiológicos que podem auxiliar no diagnóstico.
ABSTRACT
The rare lethal midline granuloma syndrome is difficult to diagnose because of the wide array of related diseases and lack of knowledge by the majority of physicians. In the present report, the authors describe the case of a patient with this disease, caused by squamous cell carcinoma, drawing attention to differential diagnoses and to clinical and radiological findings that may be useful to define the diagnosis.
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Main subject:
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Granuloma, Lethal Midline
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Head and Neck Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Radiol. bras
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Radiology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Federal da Lagoa/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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