Publications by authors named "Antonio Fernando Lins Paiva"
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- Thymomas are generally tumors with a good outlook but can invade surrounding tissues; this case involved a 56-year-old woman with an invasive thymoma.
- * She presented symptoms similar to acute coronary syndrome and a coronary CT showed that the tumor was affecting her heart muscle and blood supply.
- * Due to the poor prognosis and the tumor's location, no further treatment was pursued, underscoring the complexity of managing unresectable thymomas.
The diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) involves a multidisciplinary scenario in which the radiologist assumes a key role. The latest (2013) update of the IIP classification by the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society proposed some important changes to the original classification of 2002. The novelties include the addition of a new disease (idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis) and the subdivision of the IIPs into four main groups: chronic fibrosing IIPs (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia); smoking-related IIPs (desquamative interstitial pneumonia and respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease); acute or subacute IIPs (cryptogenic organizing pneumonia and acute interstitial pneumonia); rare IIPs (lymphoid interstitial pneumonia and idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis); and the so-called "unclassifiable" IIPs.
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