Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 21
Case 21 Presentation A 63-year-old man with no significant past medical history is sent from his family physician for evaluation of his epigastric abdominal pain, early satiety, and a 20-pound…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 20
Case 20 Presentation A 42-year-old woman presents to your office with dyspepsia and weight loss. There are no signs of dysphagia, but she reports early satiety. Her vague upper gastrointestinal…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 19
Case 19 Presentation A 60-year-old man presents to his physician with dyspepsia and mild anemia. He is referred to the endoscopic unit. Except for these vague symptoms, the patient is…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 18
Case 18 Presentation A 58-year-old, slightly overweight man presents to your office after he is seen by his physician with symptoms of dysphagia. He has a 20-year history of gastroesophageal…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 17
Case 17 Presentation A 59-year old man with no significant past medical history presents with symptoms of progressive dysphagia lasting 2 months. He can only tolerate a semisolid to liquid…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 16
Case 16 Presentation A 76-year-old man complains of progressive dysphagia for 2 months. He can tolerate only a liquid diet. The hold-up sensation is at the level of the throat;…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 14
Case 14 Presentation A 67-year-old man who is a retired shipyard worker with a 30-year asbestos exposure is seen in the emergency department with a history of progressive shortness of…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 15
Case 15 Presentation An 18-year-old man, with no significant past medical history, presented with a 19-months’ history of an indolent mass of the anterior right thoracic cage. The mass had…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 13
Case 13 Presentation A 45-year-old businessman, who is otherwise healthy, and who is a nonsmoker, presents to his local physician with the complaint of a new mass in his upper…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 12
Case 12 Presentation An asymptomatic 65-year-old woman with a 40-pack-year smoking history recently relocated and presents to the office of her new primary care physician. She undergoes an initial physical…