Items tagged “oncology”
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Inferior vena caval thrombosis
Inferior vena caval thrombosis is an essential diagnosis while evaluating any neoplastic lesion, or portal hypertension. It is also important to differentiate bland thrombus from tumor thrombus.
Clinical features
A patient can present with many features which include
bilateral pedal edema
Bu...
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Rectal carcinoma
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21 Feb 2012
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Transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis
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25 Feb 2012
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Transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis
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25 Feb 2012
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Implantation metastasis
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02 Mar 2012
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Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of panceas
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04 Mar 2012
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Bladder tumor and atypical renal cyst
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06 Mar 2012
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Acute calculous cholecystitis and bladder tumor
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14 Dec 2020
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Ultrasound
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MRI protocols
MRI protocols are a combination of various MRI sequences, designed to optimally assess a particular region of the body and/or pathological process.
There are some general principles of protocol design for each area. However, the specifics of a protocol are dependent on MRI hardware and software...
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Hyperechoic liver lesions
A hyperechoic liver lesion on ultrasound can arise from a number of entities, both benign and malignant. A benign hepatic hemangioma is the most common entity encountered, but in patients with atypical findings or risk for malignancy, other entities must be considered.
Benign
hepatic hemangiom...
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Mycosis fungoides
Mycosis fungoides (MF) is a type of malignant cutaneous primary T-cell lymphoma.
Epidemiology
In the United States, it is more common in males and African Americans. In Europe, it accounts for ~6% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas. It is rare in Asian countries.
Clinical presentation
It is usual...
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Renal cell carcinoma
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24 Mar 2012
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) - esophagus
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26 Mar 2012
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Nuclear medicine
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Renal cell carcinoma
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02 Apr 2012
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Coarsened hepatic echotexture
Coarsened hepatic echotexture is a sonographic descriptor used when the uniform smooth hepatic echotexture of the liver is lost. This can occur due to a number of reasons which include:
conditions that cause hepatic fibrosis 1
cirrhosis
hemochromatosis
various types of hepatitis 3
particula...
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Solid and enhancing pituitary region mass
Solid pituitary lesions with enhancement are by far the most commonly encountered appearance of pituitary region masses.
Differential diagnosis
macroadenoma
by far the most common entity
typically enhances less vividly than other entities
elevates the dura of the diaphragma sella (as the or...
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Renal cell carcinoma with renal vein tumor thrombus
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11 Apr 2012
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Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas
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19 Jan 2016
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Hemorrhagic cerebral metastasis
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17 Apr 2012
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Iliac artery compression by tumor
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30 Apr 2012
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