DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Lung tumour
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterised by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary lung cancers, are carcinomas that derive from epithelial cells. Worldwide, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in men and women, and is responsible for annually, as of 2004. The most common symptoms are shortness of breath, coughing, and weight loss...
Lung tumour - List of case studies
- Well differentiated mixed acinar and bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma of the lung
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of a 74-year-old female revealed a thickening in her left lung, and the tumor was latter typified as non-small cell lung cancer. Her ... . I hope that the successful removal of the primary tumour with free margins and with all examined lymph nodes being negative, will ...
- Relapse of Chondrosarcoma of Cervical Spine
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adipose tissue, and decreased expansion of right lung in apical area. Right thoracic double drainage with residual flap remnants ... the nature of the residual disease to develop tumour, manifesting in shorter times to progression. Accordingly, this patient ... as well. He should therefore undergo elective and repeated lung imaging. In case of metastases to the lungs, thoracotomy should be ...
- Pulmonary heteroplasia
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66-year-old female was diagnosed with lung tumour within the right hemithorax with concomitant pulmonary nodules and a ...
- Adeno Carcinoma of Lung
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Lung cancer short_summary: ... 45-year-old male with stage 4 Adeno carcinoma of the lung. The tumor was found to obstruct the left superior lobe bronchus with ... on October provides confirmation of an easily bleeding tumour protruding into the lumen "in the third distal of the main ...
- Elevation of Ca 19-9
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72-year-old female with elevated levels of the tumour marker CA 19-9 but none of the diagnostic tests showed any tumour ... the esophagogastroduodenoscopy; A carcinoma of the lung (NSCLC) was ruled out by the chest CAT scan; In view ...
- Lung Cancer: Well differentiated mixed acinar and bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma (BAC) of the lung (T1 N0).
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74-year-old women with thickening in the left lung. The tumor was typified as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with ... surgery. I hope that the successful removal of the primary tumour with free margins and with all examined lymph nodes being negative, will ...
- Infiltrating basocellular carcinoma
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slow growing behaviour. Local relapse can occur if the tumour is not completely excised including at the microscopic level. Since I ... regional lymph node metastases and also for metastases to lung or bone. However, it is very rare to encounter distant metastases from ...
- Rectal Carcinoma, Gastric Carcinoma, Metastases.
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mentioning: - Rx of the Chest (06/2007): Lung growths found at the apex on the right side. Highly dense micro-nodule ... This option could be most promising if the patient's tumour is found to express EGFR by immunohistochemistry with low serum EGF ...
- Pulmonary Heteroplasia – additional opinion
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Lung cancer short_summary: ... was diagnosed, following persistent cough, with lung tumour with concomitant pulmonary nodules and a measurable enlargement of lymph ...