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Rare Malignant Peritoneum Mesothelioma Masquerading With Respiratory Manifestation, Ravish Patel, Pratikkumar Vekaria, Devin Vaishnani, Johnnie Mao, Chandrika Raiyani, Marvin Vaishnani, Tejas Raiyani Oct 2019

Rare Malignant Peritoneum Mesothelioma Masquerading With Respiratory Manifestation, Ravish Patel, Pratikkumar Vekaria, Devin Vaishnani, Johnnie Mao, Chandrika Raiyani, Marvin Vaishnani, Tejas Raiyani

Internal Medicine

Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer that affects the linings of the pleura, peritoneum and pericardium. Pleural involvement is however most common. Malignant Peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a cancer developing in the lining of the peritoneum, which is extremely rare. Most MPM cases are caused by asbestos exposure. Common symptoms of MPM include abdominal distension, abdominal pain, swelling or tenderness and constipation or diarrhea, with most common being abdominal swelling. MPM is difficult to diagnose due to its vague, nonspecific symptoms.


Choking On Adenocarcinoma, Andre Sahakian Md, Rajesh Gulati Md Oct 2019

Choking On Adenocarcinoma, Andre Sahakian Md, Rajesh Gulati Md

Internal Medicine

No abstract provided.


Nivolumab Induced Myasthenia Gravis, Elizabeth Henderson Md, Imad Ikhawn Md, Dharti R. Patel Md, Monicka Felix Sep 2019

Nivolumab Induced Myasthenia Gravis, Elizabeth Henderson Md, Imad Ikhawn Md, Dharti R. Patel Md, Monicka Felix

Internal Medicine

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Excluded Stomach: A Case Series Of Novel Endoscopic Techniques To Diagnose Gastric Cancer In The Excluded Stomach After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery, Saeed Ali, Abdelkader Chaar, Wesam Frandah, Rola Altoos, Zeeshan Sattar, Muhammad Hasan Jun 2018

Exploring The Excluded Stomach: A Case Series Of Novel Endoscopic Techniques To Diagnose Gastric Cancer In The Excluded Stomach After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery, Saeed Ali, Abdelkader Chaar, Wesam Frandah, Rola Altoos, Zeeshan Sattar, Muhammad Hasan

Internal Medicine

Gastric cancer is the fifth most common malignancy worldwide and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The diagnosis is usually made by direct visualization with supporting histopathology. However, patients with gastric bypass surgery pose a challenge in diagnosis due to the difficulty in the evaluation of the excluded stomach. We present two cases of gastric cancer in the excluded stomach after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery was diagnosed using two different endoscopic approaches.


Esophageal Diagnosis Of A Malignant Aspergilloma, Muneer Al Zoby, Nancy Munn,, Yousef Shweihat May 2016

Esophageal Diagnosis Of A Malignant Aspergilloma, Muneer Al Zoby, Nancy Munn,, Yousef Shweihat

Internal Medicine

A 59-year-old male patient developed a new 4 cm × 6 cm cavitary left upper lung lesion over a 2 months period. The patient had a prior history of a surgically resected Stage IA non-small cell lung cancer in the right upper lobe 3 years prior. He was treated for possible infection with radiographic improvement on subsequent imaging. Further imaging after 3 months revealed an oval soft tissue density within the cavity with air crescent sign. Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsies showed an acute and chronic granulomatous inflammation. Aspergillus fumigatus was noted on culture and voriconazole was initiated. Subsequent imaging showed …