Publications by authors named "Humberto de Souza Alves"
Histiocytic sarcoma affecting the oral cavity: a clinical, pathologic and molecular study.
Juan Manuel Arteaga Legarrea Humberto de Souza Alves Roberta Rayra Martins Chaves Ciro Dantas Soares Liam Robinson
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
October 2024
Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological, immunohistochemical and molecular features of histiocytic sarcomas affecting the oral cavity.
Methods: Pathology files of two institutions were searched for cases of histiocytic sarcoma, and new H&E-stained slides and immunohistochemistry reactions evaluated for diagnosis confirmation. Molecular screening for KRAS and PIK3CA mutations was performed through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by Sanger sequencing.