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Renal Cell Carcinoma

Overview A 65-year-old man with a 40 pack-year history of smoking presents with right costovertebral

Ovarian Tumors

Snapshot A 70-year-old woman presents with lower extremity edema and early satiety. She also

Antimetabolites

Overview All are S-phase specific  Methotrexate Mechanism  inhibits folate metabolism folic acid analog inhibits dihydrofolate

Melanoma

Snapshot A 46-year old woman presents to her primary care physician for a dark

Malignant Bone Tumors

Overview   Ewing Sarcoma Introduction  anaplastic small blue cell tumor  neuroectoderm origin involves an 11;22 translocation   boys

Multiple Myeloma

Introduction Multiple myeloma is cancer of monoclonal plasma cells produces large amounts of IgG (55%) or

Primary Brain Tumors

Overview Presentation Most common complaints are due to mass effects e.g., seizures, dementia, focal lesions,

Lung Cancer

Snapshot Introduction Classification Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Type Location Associated Findings Small cell (oat

Vestibular System

Overview Introduction Vestibular system angular acceleration of the head is detected by the semicircular canals this