DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Thorax)
Thorax
The thorax (from Greek "θώραξ" - thorax, "breastplate, cuirass, corslet") is a division of an animal's body that lies between the head and the abdomen. In mammals, the thorax is the region of the body formed by the sternum, the thoracic vertebrae, and the ribs. It extends from the neck to the diaphragm, and does not include the upper limbs. The heart and the lungs reside in the thoracic cavity, as well as many blood vessels. The inner organs are protected by the rib cage and the sternum. In insects and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main divisions of the creature's body, each of which is in turn composed of multiple segments...
Thorax) - List of case studies
- Neuroendocrine Neoplasia
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( Abdominal ), CAT scan ( abdominal , thorax), Objective examination , Blood tests , ... ( Abdominal ), CAT scan ( abdominal , thorax), Objective examination , Blood tests , ...
- Pulmonary heteroplasia
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short_summary: 66-year-old female was diagnosed with lung tumour within the right hemithorax with concomitant pulmonary nodules and a measurable enlargement of lymph nodes. FBS was positive fo ...
- Cystic Pleuro-Pulmonary Blastoma
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short_title: Lung cancer short_summary: 2-year-old female had been diagnosed with Pleuropulmonary Blastoma. ...
- Stage 4 Neuroblastoma – additional opinion
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short_title: nervous system tumor short_summary: 1.5-year-old male suffered from eye swelling. His MRI reve ...
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP)
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short_summary: 16-year-old boy started to cough without any preceding febrile illness. With the persistent of the cough and the diagnostic procedure he was diagnosed as suffering from BOOP and ...
- Secondary Malignancy in mesentery following primary rectal cancer with multiple colonic polyps
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short_title: Secondary Malignancy in mesentery short_summary: 69-year-old male found on colonoscopy to have ...
- Cystic Pleuro-Pulmonary Blastoma – additional opinion
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short_title: Lung cancer short_summary: 2-year-old girl was diagnosed with pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB). ...
- Chronic Pain in the Lower Rib Cage – Suspected Intercostal Neurinoma
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short_title: Rib Pain caused by a Tumor short_summary: 67-year-old male began to complain of chronic pain ...
- Chronic pain of undetermined origin
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short_summary: 67-year-old male suffering a constant pain at the bottom of the lower left rib cage for the last two years. The pain is described as not being extreme nor affected by breathing; ...
- List of Examinations
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High-field MR imaging (3T) High-resolution CAT scan (thorax) -lung CT Histological examination Histology Histology ...