duodenal neoplasms/fever

Neurofibromatosis is a hereditary autosomal-dominant disease with high rates of de novo mutations, and carries a high risk of neoplasms. It affects both sexes and all races and ethnic groups. It is characterized by multiple cutaneous lesions and tumors, both benign and malignant, especially in the

Female of 64 years old, who two years ago was hospitalized in another institution for treatment of an abscess in the right liver lobe. During that hospitalization, it was found a duodenal tumor by tomography; however, no further studies or follow up on this finding was done. Prior to actual

Unresectable duodenal adenocarcinoma excluding the ampullary region is rare, and no standard chemotherapy has been defined for this disease. Although S-1-based chemotherapy is widely administered for advanced gastric cancer, few reports have described advanced duodenal cancer treated with S-1-based

A 74-year-old woman developed fever, numbness of legs and glomerulonephritis. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies specific for myeloperoxidase (MPO-ANCA) were positive in her serum, and she presented with acute renal failure. She was also simultaneously diagnosed as having both gastric and