48 results
Tumor markers in clinical practice
Colorectal - CEA
Hepatocellular - AFP
Pancreatic - CA 19-9
Ovarian - CA 125
Breast -
Ovarian - CA 125 Breast ... Prostate - PSA Germ cell ... Lung (non-small cell ... SCC Lung (small cell ... laboratory #diagnosis #oncology
Emphysematous Prostatitis - Radiography of the kidney, ureter, and bladder showed an atypical focus of gas
B) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CT #KUB #EmphysematousProstatitis ... #Prostatitis #NEJM
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
in adults - Breast ... Non-Malignant • Giant Cell ... Orthopedics #Causes #Oncology ... #Radiology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
of ALL is of B-cell ... marrow • Mature B-cell ... involvement • T-cell ... Intracellular Urate ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
with peripheral areas ... presenting as areas ... with peripheral areas ... Broncho-alveolar cell ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
the mastoid air cells ... ) Stage 4: Cell ... into contiguous areas ... postauricular crease ... symptoms #diagnosis #otology
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
low attenuation areas ... Langerhans cell ... #Clinical #Radiology
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
and vomiting as well ... Clinical #Derm #EM #Radiology ... Pneumatosis #CT #NEJM
The breast within a breast sign refers to the common mammographic appearance of breast hamartomas (fibroadenolipomas).
The breast within ... a breast sign refers ... appearance of breast ... benign lesions are well-circumscribed ... fibroadenolipomas #clinical #radiology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
categorized into 3 sub-types ... marrow plasma cells ... to the plasma cell ... marrow plasma cells ... hematology #diagnosis #oncology