Publications by authors named "Cynthia Medlij"
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- Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare congenital condition characterized by vascular malformations in the skin and gastrointestinal tract, but it lacks extensive research and descriptive data.
- A multicenter study in Europe analyzed 44 BRBNS patients, revealing that the syndrome is typically diagnosed around age 12, primarily through clinical symptoms, with a significant number also experiencing gastrointestinal complications.
- The study suggests that tests for d-dimer, fibrinogen levels, and Tie2/TEK mutations should be conducted when BRBNS is suspected, as they could aid in confirming the diagnosis.
A rare and challenging case of extrahepatic costal metastases from an unknown primary hepatocellular carcinoma.
Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench
January 2024
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) typically presents with a primary hepatic mass. Nevertheless, on rare occasions, the initial presentation can be exclusively related to extrahepatic metastases and the most common sites of metastases are the lungs, lymph nodes, bones, and adrenal glands. While, bone metastases are generally accompanied by multiple metastatic spreads elsewhere in the body or previously diagnosed HCC, cases of solitary bone metastases with no liver lesion at imaging have been reported.
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