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Patient Develops Inflamed Rash After Double Mastectomy

Incision sites were itchy, painful, red, and oozing and were not showing signs of healing

Sep 05, 2023
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Elderly Man Develops Facial Plaque After Salivary Duct Carcinoma Diagnosis

Clinicians consider a number of differential diagnoses before making the call

Jul 31, 2023
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Breast Cancer Patient Develops Heart Palpitations and Dyspnea

Symptom resolution after stopping anti-HER2 therapy suggests treatment-related cardiotoxicity

Jul 05, 2023
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Patient's Colonoscopy Refusal Highlights Value of CRC Screening

Man with a first-degree relative with CRC initially only agreed to stool-based testing

Feb 27, 2023
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What Caused a Man to Develop Friable Bleeding Nodules on His Arms and Hips?

The cause lies in a lengthy history of cancer treatment, confirmed by histopathology analysis

Jan 23, 2023
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Jazz Musician With Slowly Expanding Neck Mass Causing Dysphagia

Alcoholism, liver dysfunction highly linked with rare disease of unknown etiology

Jan 04, 2023
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Severe Chest Pain in Newly Diagnosed Colorectal Cancer

Case study illustrates iatrogenic risks not to be underestimated

Dec 27, 2022
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Persistent Lymphadenopathy and Neck Abscesses in a Healthy Boy

Histopathological test results were central to ultimate diagnosis

Nov 23, 2022
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Pigmented Iris Mass Reevaluation Triggers Clinical Questions Decades Later

Taking a conservative tack is rewarded years later with confirmation of diagnosis

Oct 31, 2022
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What Caused Man's Saddle-Nose Deformity Years After Lymphoma Dx?

Rare diagnosis points to need for thorough workup in patients with severe nasal congestion

Aug 01, 2022
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Jaundice, Malaise in Woman With Heroin Habit, Inactive Hepatitis B

HDV diagnosis portends imminent cirrhosis despite initial resolution of symptoms

Jul 05, 2022
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Testicular Mass Serendipitously Found 12 Years After Prostate Cancer Dx

Consistently low PSA levels failed to signal metastasis

Apr 18, 2022
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Smoker's Painless Skin Nodules Flag a Fatal Diagnosis

Skin metastasis was the first sign for the otherwise asymptomatic patient

Apr 04, 2022
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Rare Tumor in a Rare Location in Patient With Constipation

Could occupational exposure to sawdust explain this case?

Mar 14, 2022
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