Tomás França de Santana

ORCID: 0000-0001-5280-0251
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Research Areas
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Urologic and reproductive health conditions
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Genital Health and Disease
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology
  • Radiation Dose and Imaging
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Radiology practices and education
  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments

CUF Porto Hospital
2023-2025

Companhia União Fabril
2024

Algarve Biomedical Center
2024

University of Minho
2024

Hospital Garcia de Orta
2024

Hospital de Egas Moniz
2024

Hospital Vila Franca de Xira
2024

Hospital Braga
2024

Hospital de São José
2024

Penile metastasis is a rare occurrence, particularly when it presents as the first clinical manifestation of an underlying malignancy. Most cases penile arise from genitourinary cancers, prostate and bladder carcinomas. This report discusses case 68-year-old male patient who presented with hematuria pain, accompanied by induration tenderness on palpation during physical examination. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed locally aggressive prostatic tumor, confirmed adenocarcinoma biopsy,...

10.7759/cureus.77039 article EN Cureus 2025-01-06

This narrative review explores the application of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in palliative care and its feasibility home settings. POCUS has potential to streamline diagnostic strategies without patient transfer hospital, expedite timely symptomatic relief, reduce complications from specific interventions. The advent handheld devices made it an attractive interventional adjunct acute care. gained widespread acceptance as part routine emergency medicine intensive care, guiding certain...

10.7759/cureus.55573 article EN Cureus 2024-03-05

Tumefactive multiple sclerosis (TMS) is a rare variant of that presents with large demyelinating lesion in the central nervous system, accompanied by peripheral ring-like enhancement, perilesional oedema and mass effect. We report case 59-year-old woman who was admitted to hospital four-day history somnolence, muscle weakness her left extremities ultimately, loss consciousness. Over following 48 hours, patient’s condition worsened progressive consciousness impairment. Although results...

10.12890/2024_004779 article EN cc-by-nc-nd European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine 2024-08-14

The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive overview the utilization magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in identification, characterization, and monitoring liver metastatic disease, contrast alternative modalities, through bibliographical review illustrative examples from author’s clinical practice.The advantages MRI specific context will be explored, emphasizing utility hepatospecific agents limitations associated with modalities.A comparative analysis these methods shows that...

10.29315/gm.v11i2.772 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Gazeta Médica 2024-06-26

Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) is an uncommon subtype of (DM) characterized by the typical cutaneous manifestations DM but without clinical or enzymatic signs muscle inflammation. We report a case 61-year-old woman with four-week history dry cough, myalgias, chills, pleuritic chest pain, and worsening shortness breath. She also had five-year inflammatory polyarthralgia. Upon admission, she was hypoxemic subcutaneous emphysema, along painful papules erythematous lesions on her...

10.7759/cureus.70875 article EN Cureus 2024-10-05
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