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Antónia Furtado

Publications and source records attributed to Antónia Furtado.

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[Endobronchial granular cell tumor - what approach to take].

Granular cell tumor is a mesenchymal neoplasm almost always benign, with tendency to recurrence. Although it is more frequent in in the head and neck it has been described in almost all areas of the body. Its occurrence in the lung is extremely rare. The authors describe two cases of endobronchial granular cell tumours, discuss the particularities of this pathology as well as the treatment options, with particular attention to the use of endobronchial excision and criotherapy.

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[Pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung in a patient with Mounier-Kuhn syndrome].

Pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung (PLC) is a rare malignant tumour presenting with a poor clinical outcome. It is included in the group of non-small cell lung carcinomas that contain sarcoma or sarcoma-like components (spindle cells/giant cells). Because of its rarity and diagnostic difficulties, the authors report a case of PLC in a 44 year-old patient, smoker, with the initial clinical presentation of a dorsal tumoural mass. As the time of diagnosis the tumour was in stage IV (TNM), the patient was treated only with supportive therapy and died five months later. During clinical evaluation, a Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome was confirmed. Clinical-imagiological aspects of this situation are reported as well as cytological and immunocytochemical features.

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Bronchopulmonary sequestration--a 12-year experience.

Bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) is a rare malformation of the lower respiratory tract. It consists of a non-functioning mass of lung tissue that lacks normal communication with the tracheobronchial tree and that receives arterial blood supply from the systemic circulation. It is classified as intralobar (ILS) or extralobar (ELS) according to its location within or outside the normal lung. Most sequestrations are intralobar (75%) and occur predominantly in the left lower lobe.

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