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The authors describe a rare case of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) associated with tuberous sclerosis complex that presented with intratumoral bleeding with extension to the ventricles. The literature regarding intracranial hemorrhage of SEGA is reviewed and only five cases have been reported in the literature. We have not identified a histological feature associated with bleeding.
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Astrocytoma/diagnosis , Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis , Intracranial Hemorrhages/diagnosis , Tuberous Sclerosis/diagnosis , Astrocytoma/complications , Brain Neoplasms/complications , Child , Humans , Intracranial Hemorrhages/complications , Male , Tuberous Sclerosis/complicationsABSTRACT
The goal of this study was to accomplish the cross-cultural adaptation of a quality of life instrument, specific for neurosurgical patients, called Innsbruck Health Dimensions Questionnaire for Neurosurgical Patients (IHD-NS). Thirty patients participated in this study, male and female, all having been submitted to brain tumor surgery more than twelve months before, and whose ages ranged from 26 to 66. After the process of translation/back translation and the elaboration of the Brazilian version of the instrument, the patients were assessed and reassessed within a one-month period. Statistical analyses evinced the preservation of the internal consistency, high agreement levels and highly significant intra-class correlation, allowing for the belief in the quality and reliability of the Portuguese version, named Questionário de Dimensões de Saúde para Pacientes Neurocirúrgicos de Innsbruck--DSI (NC).
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Brain Neoplasms/surgery , Quality of Life , Surveys and Questionnaires , Adult , Aged , Brazil , Cultural Characteristics , Female , Humans , Language , Male , Middle Aged , Neurosurgical Procedures , Reproducibility of ResultsABSTRACT
The goal of this study was to accomplish the cross-cultural adaptation of a quality of life instrument, specific for neurosurgical patients, called Innsbruck Health Dimensions Questionnaire for Neurosurgical Patients (IHD-NS). Thirty patients participated in this study, male and female, all having been submitted to brain tumor surgery more than twelve months before, and whose ages ranged from 26 to 66. After the process of translation/back translation and the elaboration of the Brazilian version of the instrument, the patients were assessed and reassessed within a one-month period. Statistical analyses evinced the preservation of the internal consistency, high agreement levels and highly significant intra-class correlation, allowing for the belief in the quality and reliability of the Portuguese version, named Questionário de Dimensões de Saúde para Pacientes Neurocirúrgicos de Innsbruck - DSI (NC).
O presente estudo teve como objetivo realizar a adaptação transcultural de um instrumento de qualidade de vida, específico para pacientes neurocirúrgicos, denominado Innsbruck Health Dimensions Questionnaire for Neurosurgical Patients (IHD-NS). Participaram deste estudo 30 pacientes, de ambos os sexos, que foram submetidos a cirurgia de tumor cerebral há mais de doze meses, com idade variando entre 26 e 66 anos. Após o processo de tradução/retro-tradução e elaboração da versão brasileira do instrumento, os pacientes foram avaliados e reavaliados após um intervalo de um mês. As análises estatísticas evidenciaram preservação da consistência interna, índices de concordância elevados e correlação intraclasse altamente significativa permitindo considerar boa a qualidade e a confiabilidade da versão em português, denominada Questionário de Dimensões de Saúde para Pacientes Neurocirúrgicos de Innsbruck - DSI (NC).
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Brain Neoplasms/surgery , Quality of Life , Surveys and Questionnaires , Brazil , Cultural Characteristics , Language , Neurosurgical Procedures , Reproducibility of ResultsABSTRACT
INTRODUÇÃO: O câncer de esôfago apresenta-se como uma das neoplasias mais freqüentes e letais. O acometimento linfático aparece como principal fator individual de pior prognóstico, sendo a esofagectomia com linfadenectomia extensa ainda seu tratamento de escolha. Ressecções mais extensas através da toracotomia estão associadas com maior sobrevida, mas apresentam altas taxas de morbimortalidade. O conceito de micrometástases pode nos trazer avaliação mais acurada do estadiamento dos tumores operados, com detecção através de imunoistoquímica ou reação em cadeia de polimerase de metástases não diagnosticadas pelos métodos convencionais. MÉTODOS: Realizou-se revisão bibliográfica de artigos científicos publicados e disponíveis no PubMed, através do site www.pubmed.gov. cruzando-se os descritores neoplasias esofágicas, biologia molecular, estadiamento de neoplasias, linfonodo sentinela, metástase linfática. REVISÃO DA LITERATURA: O conceito do linfonodo sentinela, onde se pesquisa durante a cirurgia os possíveis primeiros sítios de metástases, direcionando desta maneira a rota da ressecção linfática no intuito de permitir ressecções completas não necessariamente extensas, possibilita diminuir a morbimortalidade e restringir as indicações de procedimentos muitas vezes super-dimensionados que podem não trazer benefício aos pacientes. CONCLUSÃO: O estadiamento preciso através da procura de micrometástase e o tratamento mais regrado pelo método do linfonodo sentinela, podem trazer novas perspectivas no tratamento do câncer de esôfago, principalmente em casos de tumores precoces.
BACKGROUND: The esophageal cancer presents as one of the most frequent and lethal neoplasia. Lymphatic involvement appears to be the principal individual factor for poor prognosis, thus esophagectomy with extensive lymphadenectomy still is the choice treatment. Thoracotomy for extensive resection is related to higher survival rate, as well as higher morbid-mortality rates. Micrometastasis concept involves a more accurate staging method for resected tumors, using immunohistochemistry or polymerase chain reaction techniques, which were not diagnosed by conventional methods. METHODS: A literature review was made over scientific articles published and available at PubMed site (www.pubmed.gov), crossing the following headings: esophageal neoplasm, molecular biology, neoplasm staging, sentinel lymph node, lymphatic metastasis. LITERATURE REVIEW: Sentinel lymph node concept consist of intraoperative identification of possible primary dissemination metastasis sites, thus guiding to a more complete and not so extensively lymphatic resection, decreasing morbid-mortality and restraining an over-dimensioned procedure that may not benefit the patient. CONCLUSION: Accurate staging by micrometastasis identification and precise treatment using sentinel lymph node method may bring new perspectives in the esophageal cancer treatment, especially on early-stages tumors.
