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Medical Case Studies
Metastatic disease
Metastasis
Metastasis, or metastatic disease (sometimes abbreviated mets), is the spread of a disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or part. It was previously thought that only malignant tumor cells and infections have the capacity to metastasize; however, this is being reconsidered due to new research. The word metastasis means "displacement" in Greek, from μετά, meta, "next", and στάσις, stasis, "placement". The plural is metastases. Cancer occurs after a single cell in a tissue is progressively genetically damaged to produce a cancer stem cell possessing a malignant phenotype...
Metastatic disease - List of case studies
- Non Small Cell Lung cancer, Stage 4, S/P Right Pneumonectomy
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morphologically different from the previous specimen. The disease was staged as 3 A and the patient was given a course of Vinorelbine. ... a new lymphadenopathy in the mediastinum and hematogenous metastatic spread in left lung was demonstrated. Chemotherapy with Alimta and ...
- Metastatic colon cancer after 8 years of continous chemotherapy treatment
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Metastatic colon cancer short_summary: ... CEA (315) and PET-CT demonstrated progression of her disease. Re-treatment with XELODA was administered but soon withheld due to ...
- Metastatic non small cell lung Cancer
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Metastatic lung Cancer short_summary: ... is currently locally distorted. • Ischemic heart disease , coronary catheterization 3 years ago, following periods of ...
- Hepatic metastases from prostatic adenocarcinoma
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Ultrasound guided needle biopsy of this lesion diagnosed metastatic poorly differentiated prostatic carcinoma with a high proliferative ... the oncological follow-up, the PET scan was negative for disease at high metabolic activity; non-fixation area of the tracer at S8 level ...
- Operated breast cancer with metastases
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Metastatic breast cancer ... of the latest medical tests performed, do you think a disease resumption is ongoing? Medical ... schedule was outlined: 1- In consideration of the disease regression, continue with Trastuzumab (if the cardiac function ...
- Advanced Metastatic Colon Cancer
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58-year-old male suffers from advanced metastatic colon cancer with weakness, severe anemia and synchronic liver ... liver metastases in both lobes of the liver. The disease had been first diagnosed by CT and PET CT scans, the histology was ...
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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in case studies throughout the site. click on a disease/condition name to view a list of all articles it is mentioned in | ... cell carcinoma Advanced lung cancer Advanced metastatic colon cancer Advanced papillary carcinoma Advanced poorly ...
- Metastatic, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
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old, male, from Israel Diagnosis : Metastatic – non small cell - Lung Cancer Below is the recent ... Bipolar disorder 10 IHD, significant two coronary artery disease – per angio, PCI to RCA, 05/2006 11 Normal LV & RV size and ...
- Recurrent metastases in malignant tumor of left forearm
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of left forearm The patient has recurrent metastatic solid tumor with unclear etiology. Initial pathology report ... A patient with recurrent, refractory and metastatic disease has a poor prognosis . Chance of long term survival is less ...
- Metastatic Heteroplasia of the Lung
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male, 70 years old Diagnosis : Metastatic heteroplasia of the lung Medical Background: Hypertensive ischemic heart disease; Type II diabetes mellitus; hypercholesterolemia; Subclinical ... Findings are suggestive of lesions of a secondary and metastatic nature . During the hospital stay in neurology at Baggiovara, the ...