Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 51
Case 51 Presentation A 45-year-old woman with no significant past medical history was found to have an abnormality in the right breast on routine bilateral screening mammogram. She presents to…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 50
Case 50 Presentation A 63-year-old woman with a past medical history significant for type 2 diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular disease, hypertension, psoriasis, hysterectomy with oophorectomy (for uterine fibroids), and alcohol abuse…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 49
Case 49 Presentation A 67-year-old woman with no relevant past history has experienced vague epigastric discomfort and anorexia for the last several weeks. She now presents with jaundice, acholic stools,…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 48
Case 48 Presentation The patient is a 60-year-old white woman who presents with abdominal pain. The computed tomography (CT) scan shows a tumor of the anatomical left lobe that extends…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 47
Case 47 Presentation A 52-year-old white woman is referred to your office with a 4-week history of pruritus, jaundice, and dark urine. The patient denies abdominal pain but noted intermittent…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 46
Case 46 Presentation A 66-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presents with a 3-day history of right upper quadrant pain. She is referred by her primary medical doctor….
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 45
Case 45 Presentation A 40-year-old man with no past medical history is admitted for long-standing pain in the left upper quadrant. He is not a smoker or a drinker. Physical…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 44
Case 44 Presentation A 56-year-old man is referred to your office by his primary care physician for evaluation of a rising carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level. Two years previously, the patient…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 43
Case 43 Presentation A 39-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician. She has a history of intermittent upper abdominal pain but is otherwise healthy. There is no history of…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 42
Case 42 Presentation A 72-year-old woman with history of distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer presents to your office after she was seen by her primary medical doctor with a…