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Case 71 Presentation A 58-year-old white man, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive since 1989, is referred for evaluation of squamous cell carcinomas of the right forehead, scalp vertex, and left lower…
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Case 70 Presentation A 69-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician after she notices a firm, nontender, red mass on her left forearm. She first noticed it several weeks…
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Case 69 Presentation A 45-year-old woman presented to her dermatologist after noticing a suspicious lesion on her left thigh. An excisional biopsy performed in the office demonstrated a 1.8-mm superficial…
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Case 68 Presentation A 47-year-old man with a history of a melanoma excised from his distal right calf 18 months earlier returns for routine follow-up. The pathology for that lesion…
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Case 67 Presentation A 41-year-old man is referred for management of a newly diagnosed melanoma on his left chest. The pathology report describes a 0.9-mm melanoma, Clark’s level III. He…
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Case 66 Presentation A 59-year-old man with no previous medical history complains of persistent dull abdominal pain that extends to the perineum. He reports that his bowel function has worsened…
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Case 65 Presentation An 18-year-old boy with pain in the right thigh presents to your office after his general practitioner treated him for a “pulled muscle” 6 weeks ago. On…
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Case 64 Presentation This patient is a 16-year-old girl with a 3-month history of right shoulder pain. The pain is described as occurring intermittently throughout the day. It is not…
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Case 63 Presentation The patient is a 42-year-old woman complaining of vague lower abdominal pain for approximately 4 to 6 months with a recent increase in pain and left thigh…
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Case 62 Presentation A 69-year-old white man presents with a 6-month history of fatigue, early satiety, and an abdominal mass. On examination, there is a large, hard mass to the…