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Retrospective Evaluation Of Weight Loss In Maine Medical Center Cancer Institute (Mmcci) Patients Receiving Radiation Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer, Julian Johnson, David Debartolo-Stone, Jessica Moore, Ruth Hanselman, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Amy Sparks
Retrospective Evaluation Of Weight Loss In Maine Medical Center Cancer Institute (Mmcci) Patients Receiving Radiation Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer, Julian Johnson, David Debartolo-Stone, Jessica Moore, Ruth Hanselman, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Amy Sparks
Operational Transformation
Treatment for head and neck cancer often results in weight loss as a side effect. One option to mitigate this weight loss is placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement. Radiation oncologists at a academic tertiary medical center discuss the option of PEG placement during patient consultation.
A retrospective evaluation of weight loss in patients receiving radiation was conducted over a two-year period. The goal of this data collection was to create a standard for oncology consultations regarding PEG tube placement.
Baseline metrics and a root cause analysis drove subsequent data collection steps. After analyzing the raw data, …
Increased 18f-Fdg-Pet Uptake In Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Rama El-Yafawi, Patricia Cantlin, Thomas E. Van Der Kloot
Increased 18f-Fdg-Pet Uptake In Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Rama El-Yafawi, Patricia Cantlin, Thomas E. Van Der Kloot
Journal of Maine Medical Center
We present an unusual case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), which initially presented as a large lung mass, without renal or other systemic features. The lung mass was most concerning for malignancy, and positron emission tomography (PET) further supported this concern, with intense uptake in the mass as well as in mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes. Biopsies however were non-diagnostic, and the patient developed acute kidney injury with active urinary sediment, leading to a definitive diagnosis of GPA. With supportive care and treatment directed at GPA, she was ultimately able to discontinue hemodialysis, and the lung mass resolved. This case …