OBJECTIVES To review the presenting clinical signs, treatment and survival of dogs with tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma and, if possible, to identify useful prognostic indicators. METHODS Medical records of 44 dogs were reviewed retrospectively. Clinical signs, clinical stage, time of diagnosis, treatment and outcome were recorded. Data were analysed using the Kaplan-Meier, log-rank, Studen...

Twelve percent of ED fall presentations were from a height of 1m or above, one quarter of which required hospitalisation, compared to low falls (ie. less than one metre) of which 14% required hospitalisation. The most common location for all child fall injuries was the home with reduced frequency as the age of the child increased. Conversely, the frequency of falls at areas for sporting activit...

O Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Educação Especial (GEPEE) insere-se no rol daqueles que, sem desconsiderar a complexidade da questão, acreditam que é possível construção uma educação, não reduza o sujeito sua deficiência, mas veja inteireza. Corroboramos com Beyer (2006) quando diz deficiência metonímia do ser, todo é, nem deve definido por das partes. Na pessoa apenas um seus atributos ver, ou...

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BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. Historically, a poor prognosis for metastatic disease has been reported with systemic chemotherapy. Significant advances have been made in the last decade, since the introduction of different tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Unfortunately, even though the TKIs have been ...

Method Computerized clinical records of forty four diagnosed corrosive esophageal stricture patients from March 2007 to Dec 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. Patient of all ages, both sexes, medically fit and corrosive stricture involving thoracic esophagus only were included in the study. Medically unfit patients and corrosive stricture involving the larynx, cervical esophagus and stomach we...

OBJECTIVES Patients with idiopathic chronic scrotal pain are challenging to both the general practioner and urologist. In this study, we tried to recognize mild epididymitis as an underrecogniczed cause of idiopathic chronic scrotal pain. Methods : We described a consecutive series of 44 patients with idiopathic chronic scrotal pain characterized by mild scrotal pain, mild to moderate tendernes...

OBJECTIVES Idiopathic bone cavity (IBC), also named simple or traumatic bone cyst, is a common lesion of unknown cause. The mandible is a very common location, although it may occur in any bone of the body. The authors performed a retrospective analysis of 44 cases in order to assess the causation of this entity. METHODS Each case was analysed by two of the authors (IV and SM) for medical and...