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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Brain metastases
Brain metastasis
A brain metastasis is a cancer that has metastasized (spread) to the brain from another location in the body. Brain metastases are the most common cause of intracranial mass lesions, and up to 45% of cancer patients eventually develop brain metastases during the course of their illness, with 98,000 to 170,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the US. As primary cancer treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy have become more effective in the past few decades, people with cancer are living longer after initial treatment than ever before...
Brain metastases - List of case studies
- Lung Cancer: Well differentiated mixed acinar and bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma (BAC) of the lung (T1 N0).
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findings within visibility limits of endoscopy. Brain CAT scan : no secondary lesions. CT guided lung needle biopsy ... right lobe and lower left lobe. These could be true tiny metastases consistent with the clinical behaviour characteristic to ...
- Metastatic melanoma stage IIIC
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in the left axillary armpit, with suspect metastases . Within the limits of sensitivity and specificity of the method ... (sn) TNM. The patient underwent a CT scan of the brain with contrast medium , with negative result. Due to the finding of ...
- Small Cell Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Cervix – additional opinion
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has been reported. The patient presented with lymph node metastases. (4) Another case series reported on 5 patients with large-cell ... extent of disease and parametrial extension - MRI of brain to rule out metastatic disease - LABS : calcium . Some of the ...
- Metastatic Heteroplasia of the Lung
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Lung Tumor with Metastases short_summary: ... 70-year-old male underwent epileptic seizures. A brain CAT scan showed a space occupying lesion with surrounding edema in his ...
- Non Small Cell Lung cancer, Stage 4, S/P Right Pneumonectomy
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different from the previous specimen. No other metastases were found anywhere on CT and PET CT. The disease was staged as 3 A ... or reports, but I did not come across any mention of brain imaging in the provided history. If this has not already been done, he ...
- Well differentiated mixed acinar and bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma of the lung
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- Brain CAT scan : no secondary lesions. - ... nodules to the right suspected as secondary. Brain CT scan (12/07): negative PET scan (06/12/07): ... right lobe and lower left lobe. These could be true tiny metastases consistent with the clinical behaviour characteristic to ...
- Operated breast cancer with metastases
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hepatic, right suprarenal gland lymph nodes, and bone (L4) metastases. The patient underwent neurosurgery of cerebral metastasis ... metabolic activity. 3 months later, a MRI of the brain and encephalic trunk was carried out to compare it to the previous ...
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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arthritis Active Ischemia Active brain metastases Active denervation Active enhancing focus Acute EBV ... diseases Bone marrow metastases Bradycardia Brain aneurysms Brain hamartomas Brain metastases Brain stem ...
- spreading pancreatic cancer
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series of diagnostic tests were carried out (CAT scan of brain, ultrasound of neck and upper abdomen with contrast medium, an ultrasound ... than that for isolated gastrinoma. Local lymph node metastases are common. Insulinomas in MEN-1 are also small, multiple, and ...
- Small Cell Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Cervix
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and PA adenopathy but as yet no evidence of hematogenous metastases . I wish I had a good answer for you. The prognosis for this type ... quickly to develop hematogenous metastases as well. Brain mets only occurred in pts who had lung disease. If the pt had only ...