Oncology

Overview Carcinoma that occurs in apex of lung   also known as a superior sulcus tumor

Snapshot A 32-year-old woman complains of fatigue and difficulty swallowing for the past month.

Overview Mechanism  loss of function mutation in a tumor suppressor gene regulate cell growth

Introduction Epidemiology breast cancer is the most common cancer and second most common cause of death in adult

Snapshot A 68-year-old man presents to his primary care physician for fatigue. He reports

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

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

Snapshot A 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome presents with a few weeks of low-grade

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

Snapshot A 60-year-old man presents with fever, long-standing fatigue, and shortness of breath on exertion.

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

Snapshot A 70-year-old man presents to the dermatologist’s office for his annual skin exam.