Abdominal pain is a frequent complaint heard in medical practice. For palliative care patients, there are numerous causes of abdominal pain. Because of the non-invasive nature of palliative care practice, emphasis is made on minimal investigations. We present a case of a 49-year old patient who
Background: Paradoxical embolism (PDE) presented with concomitant pulmonary embolism (PE) and renal artery embolism (RAE) which occurred to breast cancer patient after breast-conserving therapy, has never been reported.
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Polyamines are ubiquitous intracellular polycationic molecules essential for cell growth and differentiation. Polyamine analogs down-regulate ornithine decarboxylase, induce spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase, deplete natural polyamine pools, inhibit growth, and induce programmed
Intestinal lipomatosis is rare and often asymptomatic but can present with intestinal obstruction. Occasionally, metastatic breast cancer is identified in the ovary before a breast primary is discovered. We report the case of a 50-year-old woman diagnosed with synchronous intestinal obstruction due
5'-DFUR was administered orally to recurrent breast cancer patients at a daily dosage of 1,200 mg given 3 times a day for more than 8 weeks. Out of 16 evaluable cases, 1 CR, 5 PR, 5 NC and 5 PD were observed, and the overall response rate was 37.5%. There was no significant difference in the
A 50-year-old woman underwent breast-conserving surgery and axillary lymph node dissection for left breast cancer in May 2003. She received chemotherapy and radiation for lymph node, lung, and brain metastases. In October 2015, because of abdominal pain and melena, she underwent colonoscopy for
The patient was a 68-year-old woman who had a right mastectomy performed in another hospital in 1987. Her right breast tumor was histologically diagnosed IDC and ER(-), with an uncertain PgR and HER2. Tamoxifen was administered as adjuvant therapy for five years after surgery. Because she had
A 52-year-old woman underwent Auchinclass' operation for breast cancer. The histological type was papillotubular carcinoma. One year and 5 months after operation, multiple liver tumors were found on the CT scan and multiple bone metastasis on MRI. The former were treated by hepatic artery infusion
Crohn's disease is a chronic, or long lasting inflammatory disease in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Most commonly, Crohn's disease affects the small intestine and the beginning of the large intestine. Treatment for Crohn's disease usually involves drug therapy or, in certain cases, surgery.
Thirty advanced breast cancer patients received Vinorelbine (VNB) according to two different schedules: a weekly i.v. bolus of 30 mg/m (14 patients) or a continuous infusion (CI) schedule comprising 8 mg i.v. bolus on day 1 followed by 8 mg/m2/die CI day 1 to 4, q 21 days (16 patients). 36% of
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Dose-dense chemotherapy (DD-CT) is a preferred (neo) adjuvant regimen in early breast cancer (BC). Although the results of reported randomized trials are conflicting, a recent meta-analysis showed improved overall and disease-free survival with DD-CT compared to conventional schedules.
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a very rare condition, and even rarer in patients with history of cancer. A 70-year old woman with a history of breast cancer was admitted with abdominal pain and distention. Abdominal computed tomography revealed ascites collection, diffuse engorgement and infiltration of