Clinical Case: Mrs. Talbott's neck mass
 
Symptoms & History

Physical Findings

Stop & Think

Lab and X-Ray

Differential Diagnosis

The Disease

Treatment

Conclusions

Quiz & Evaluation


We need to determine the stage of Mrs. Talbott's disease.
  • Thorough physical reveals no other palpable lymph nodes.
  • Chest X-Ray for mediastinal lymph nodes.
  • Abdominal CT for lymph nodes, spleen and liver disease.
  • Bilateral iliac bone marrow aspirates with biopsy.


What can now be said about the stage of Mrs. Talbott's disease?
 
 
 
 

So what about her "symptom" status?                               Back

 

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