Filipa Policarpo
A5068343154- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Global Health and Surgery
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Hernia repair and management
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Soft tissue tumor case studies
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental
2023
Saitama Medical University
2022
University of Birmingham
2020
AstraZeneca (Brazil)
2020
Stryker (United Kingdom)
2020
Pfizer (United Kingdom)
2020
Merck (Germany)
2020
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
2008
A 49-year-old female patient, without previous medical history, underwent a thoracic CT due to SARS-CoV2 infection. This exam revealed heterogeneous mass in the anterior mediastinum with 11 × 8.8 cm close contact main vessels and pericardium. Surgical biopsy documented B2 thymoma. clinical case reminds importance of systematic global look imaging scans. Years before thymoma diagnosis, patient shoulder X-ray musculoskeletal pain, where an irregular shape aortic arch was visible, probably...
Case of a 79-year-old male previously submitted to Rutkow-Robbins inguinal hernia repair. He presented himself at the Emergency Room with an inflammatory mass and bowel obstruction for 5 days. A strangulated recurrent was assumed emergency surgery performed. Since abscess present, midline laparotomy The previous polypropylene plug found in intraperitoneal position, fistulizing cecum creating 2 cm wide perforation, without collections or compromise. An en bloc atypical resection performed...
Extrapleural solitary fibrous tumors are a rare type of spindle cell neoplasm, which can occur in many locations with different histologic and immunohistochemical findings, making the diagnosis challenging. They usually indolent their treatment is based on complete surgical resection. There still some issues to be clarified regarding systemic therapy (specifically when aggressive behavior exists) long-term follow-up. We present series clinical cases same Department review this thematic area.