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Cureus
December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Nasu Red Cross Hospital, Otawara, JPN.
A 59-year-old man visited our hospital for examination of left-sided abdominal bulging. About a week earlier, he had developed an abdominal skin rash and was diagnosed with herpes zoster. Computed tomography excluded intra-abdominal organic disease and true hernia.
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November 2024
Department of General and Digestive Surgery, IRIS Sud Hospitals, Brussels, Belgium.
Background: A perianal mass has a wide range of possible diagnoses, including tailgut cysts. Tailgut cysts are congenital, and their development is slow. Because its most common placement is retro-rectal, it is extremely rare to find it on the perianal level only.
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December 2024
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shin-Yurigaoka General Hospital, Kanagawa, JPN.
Gastrointestinal (GI) metastases from lung cancer are relatively rare, and their management strategies and outcomes in the era of immune checkpoint inhibitors are unknown. A 59-year-old man with lung cancer was hospitalized. He presented with vomiting due to a small intestinal metastasis.
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December 2024
Infectious Diseases Service, Pedro Hispano Hospital - Matosinhos Local Health Unit, Matosinhos, Porto, PRT.
is a facultative anaerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that represents a rare cause of systemic infection in immunocompromised patients. This report presents the case of a 59-year-old man with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus, recently undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy, halted due to cytopenias, including neutropenia. The patient, who owned a cat but denied any recent bites or scratches, developed bacteremia caused by with presumed pulmonary and renal foci.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Hôpital Privé Jacques Cartier, Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy, France.
Although relatively rare, cardiac metastases represent a significant clinical challenge because of their impact on cardiac function and overall patient prognosis. This case presents a rare and atypical presentation of a patient with ventricular arrhythmia revealing a metastatic cancer in the heart. A 59-year-old man with lung cancer was admitted for chest tightness and episodes of syncope.
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