Publications by authors named "Teresinha Castelo Branco Carvalho"

A 41-year-old white female patient with complaints of lumbar pain for more than three years, without irradiation, underwent several radiological examinations. Her condition was diagnosed by means of biopsy, as monostotic Paget' s disease in the third lumbar vertebra. This is an uncommon location.

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Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent non-melanoma skin cancer. Curettage and electrosurgery is probably the method most commonly used by dermatologists for the treatment of small and low risk BCCs. However, one is unable to determine the persistence of any residual tumor.

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Basal cell carcinoma is the most common human cancer. Metastatic basal cell carcinoma is a rare clinical entity, with a reported incidence of only 0.0028-0.

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