Clinical Case: Mr. Herbert is tired.
 
Symptoms & History

Physical Findings

Stop & Think

Lab and X-Ray

Differential Diagnosis

The Disease

Treatment

Conclusions

Quiz & Evaluation

In the physical exam, it was noted Mr. Herbert had an enlarged liver.
  • But no visible metastases were seen at the time of surgery.
  • Could there be metastatic disease within the liver that went undetected?
    • Possibly, only time will tell.
  • His CEA dropped into the reference range following surgery.
    • Let's hope it stays there. 
Suppose a nodule develops. What do you do?  
I think I've got the colon cancer down, but what about the anemia?       Back
 

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