Malignant hepatogastric fistula with associated secondary liver abscess: a rare complication of an occult gastric adenocarcinoma.

A 73-year-old woman presented with fever and right flank pain. The admission was complicated by sepsis, myocardial ischaemia and an upper gastrointestinal bleed. A gastroscopy eventually demonstrated a large antral adenocarcinoma.

The Management of an Intraperitoneal Leak Following Transgastric Stenting of a Pancreatic Pseudocyst.

The traditional management of pancreatic pseudocyst (PP) is surgical drainage; however, there is significant morbidity associated with this approach. An endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transgastric endoscopic approach is preferred if there is favourable access to the PP. This case report describes a rare complication of an EUS-guided transgastric drainage of a PP secondary to a suboptimally positioned stent.

Burkitt Leukemia Presenting as Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

BACKGROUND Appendicitis is the most common cause of an acute abdomen. Approximately 1% of appendicectomies will have an incidental finding of an appendiceal neoplasm. A primary appendiceal lymphoma is extremely rare, and is found in 0.

Occult papillary thyroid carcinoma with cystic nodal metastasis mimicking a thyroglossal duct cyst: A case report.

Introduction: The approach to the anterior neck lump involves the consideration of numerous benign and malignant differentials.

Presentation Of Case: We present a rare case of an occult papillary thyroid cancer with cystic nodal metastases presenting as a thyroglossal duct cyst.

Discussion: We explore the literature surrounding occult papillary thyroid carcinoma/microcarcinomas and the potential for the disease to present as a cervical lump.

The role of the GP in follow-up cancer care: a systematic literature review.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to explore the role of the general practitioners, family physicians and primary care physicians (GP) in the provision of follow-up cancer care.

Methods: PubMed, MEDLINE and CINAHL were systematically searched for primary research focussing on the role of the GP from the perspective of GPs and patients. Data were extracted using a standardised form and synthesised using a qualitative descriptive approach.