Publications by authors named "J P Santino"

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal vascular dysplasia characterized by the presence of mucocutaneous telangiectasia and arteriovenous malformations in solid organs. The Curaçao criteria and/or detection of ALK1, ENG, and SMAD4 gene mutations are used for diagnosis. Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS) is diagnosed according to the number and localization of juvenile polyps, and family history of JPS.

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Background: Mesenteric cysts are one of the rarest abdominal tumor masses, representing a little-studied pathology. In turn, the variability and non-specificity of clinical manifestations make diagnosis difficult, as it can be reached by imaging findings due to another cause or by non-specific abdominal pain.

Case Presentation: This article describes the case report of an asymptomatic 28-year-old patient who presented a 6-cm abdominal cystic mass with mixed density, which was found incidentally by computed tomography.

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Objective: To review and describe the most characteristic radiological findings of the most frequent esophageal tumor lesions, with emphasis on the esophago-gastric distention technique pneumo-computed tomography performed in our institution. To know the main advantage of this distension technique.

Conclusion: Malignant tumor lesions (predominantly squamous cell carcinoma in the mid esophagus and adenocarcinoma in the distal esophagus) present as asymmetric wall thickening, mucosal irregularity, or mass extending into adjacent organs with lymph node involvement.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to evaluate the Immunoscore (IS) as a potential biomarker for patients with rectal cancer managed by a watch-and-wait (W&W) strategy, focusing on predicting recurrence after treatment.
  • It involved 249 patients and analyzed the presence of specific immune cells in pre-treatment biopsies, finding that higher IS scores were associated with better 5-year recurrence-free rates.
  • The results indicate that IS is a strong independent predictor of time to recurrence and improves the accuracy of clinical models in assessing patient outcomes.
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Introduction: Transosseous biopsy allows sampling of lesions that are difficult to access with conventional techniques. Its use avoids surgeries.

Objective: To present a clinical case in which retroperitoneal percutaneous biopsy with trans vertebral approach was used.

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