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Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Anciano , Enfermedad de Hodgkin , Interleucina-6RESUMEN
Objective: To present a descriptive analysis of patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma, correlating it with mortality. Methods: A retrospective study that analyzed consecutive patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma under follow-up at the Faculdade de Medicina do ABC from 2006 to 2010. Results: The median age was 58.5 years. Anemia was observed upon diagnosis in 87% of patients, hypercalcemia in 38%, and creatinine levels higher than 2 mg/dL in 19%. M protein was detected in 85.7%. The five-year survival rate was 74.6%. Multivariate analysis showed statistical significance for Durie-Salmon staging (p = 0.037). The International Staging System and immunoglobulin type did not correlate significantly with survival of the group. Conclusion: This set of cases from a tertiary public healthcare service reflect theapproach of multiple myeloma in a predominantly young population with advanced clinical staging, with results comparable to those of the literature.
Objetivo: Apresentar uma análise descritiva de pacientes com diagnóstico de mieloma múltiplo, correlacionando à mortalidade. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo que analisou pacientes consecutivos com diagnóstico de mieloma múltiplo, em seguimento na Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, entre os anos de 2006 a 2010. Resultados: A mediana de idade foi de 58,5 anos. A anemia foi observada ao diagnóstico de 87% dos pacientes, hipercalcemia em 38% e níveis de creatinina superior a 2 mg/dL em 19%. A proteína M foi detectada em 85,7%. A taxa de sobrevida em 5 anos foi de 74,6%. A análise multivariada demonstrou significância estatística para o estadiamento de Durie-Salmon (p = 0,037). O International Staging System e o tipo de imunoglobulina não se correlacionaram significativamente com a sobrevida do grupo. Conclusão: Esta casuística de um serviço público terciário reflete a abordagem do mieloma múltiplo em uma população predominantemente jovem e com estadiamento clínico avançado, com resultados comparáveis aos da literatura.
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Mieloma Múltiple/terapia , Estadificación de Neoplasias , SobrevidaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To present a descriptive analysis of patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma, correlating it with mortality. METHODS: A retrospective study that analyzed consecutive patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma under follow-up at the Faculdade de Medicina do ABC from 2006 to 2010. RESULTS: The median age was 58.5 years. Anemia was observed upon diagnosis in 87% of patients, hypercalcemia in 38%, and creatinine levels higher than 2 mg/dL in 19%. M protein was detected in 85.7%. The five-year survival rate was 74.6%. Multivariate analysis showed statistical significance for Durie-Salmon staging (p = 0.037). The International Staging System and immunoglobulin type did not correlate significantly with survival of the group. CONCLUSION: This set of cases from a tertiary public healthcare service reflect the approach of multiple myeloma in a predominantly young population with advanced clinical staging, with results comparable to those of the literature.
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CONTEXT: There have been many reports that favor aggressive systemic treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, even for well-localized lymphomas, avoiding the need for tonsillectomy of the normal tonsil. CASE REPORT: We report six cases of primary tonsillar lymphoma with a median patient age of 42 years. There were two lymphoma cases with diffuse large cells, two cases with mixed small and large cells, one with small cells and one indeterminate. They were treated with six cycles of chemotherapy and cervical radiotherapy. All patients achieved durable complete remission. Our data agree with previous reports that suggested that primary tonsillar high-grade B-cell NHL has a good prognosis if aggressively treated.
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Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Adulto , Persona de Mediana Edad , Linfoma no Hodgkin/terapia , Neoplasias Tonsilares/terapia , Pronóstico , Linfoma no Hodgkin/tratamiento farmacológico , Linfoma no Hodgkin/radioterapia , Neoplasias Tonsilares/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Tonsilares/radioterapia , Terapia CombinadaRESUMEN
Relatamos um caso de linfoma de mama, paciente de 46 anos que apresentava, ao diagnóstico, grande massa palpável em mama direita. A primeira biópsia da mama revelou apenas alteraçöes fibrocísticas locais e foi negativa para células neoplásicas. A segunda biópsia demonstrou um LNH de grandes células B. Os exames de estadiamento classificaram a paciente como II A E e o tratamento proposto foi quimioterapia (seis ciclos ProMACE-CytaBOM) e radioterapia local (4.000 cGy). Atualmente a paciente se encontra em remissäo completa da doença 12 meses após o diagnóstico.