When the Tumor Lyses: A Case Report on Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncological emergency characterized by severe electrolyte disturbance that typically occurs when hematologic cancer patients have been started on systemic chemotherapy. We present an uncommon case of spontaneous TLS (STLS) occurring in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma. The patient was a 59-year-old male with newly diagnosed differentiated carcinoma of unknown origin who presented with weakness, fatigue, and lightheadedness. Initial imaging revealed cholangiocarcinoma...

Case Reports in Oncology

Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:59

A Case of Hyperintense Liver Metastases of Breast Cancer in the Hepatobiliary Phase on Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging

A 64-year-old woman complaining of left arm and breast edema was referred to our hospital. Mammography and ultrasound could not initially show any masses, but magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed ill-defined small masses in her left breast. Histological examination showed the tumor to be triple-negative breast cancer. After neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the patient underwent operation. Postoperative histological examination showed massive cancer remnants in the lymph nodes and lymphatics. Enhanced...

Case Reports in Oncology

Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:58

Ileocecal Burkitt’s Lymphoma Presenting as Acute Abdominal Pain

Primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas are rare tumors which account for about 0.9% of all gastrointestinal tract tumors. They are usually associated with inflammatory bowel disease, previous radiotherapy, and renal transplantation. We report a case of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma involving the ileocecal region in a 46-year-old gentleman who presented with acute abdominal pain that mandated emergency laparotomy. Case Rep Oncol 2020;13:968–972

Case Reports in Oncology

Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:57

Pancreatitis and Biliary Obstruction Secondary to Duodenal Metastasis from Rapidly Progressing Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with Common Bile Duct Stenting

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is characterised by diffuse metastases, with common sites being the brain, liver, bones, and adrenal glands. Small bowel metastasis from NSCLC is a rare phenomenon, particularly in patients with an adenocarcinoma histology. We report the case of a 56-year-old lung adenocarcinoma patient with a duodenal metastasis diagnosed on FDG/PET-CT and confirmed on duodenal biopsy. Although initially asymptomatic, he subsequently presented with obstructive jaundice secondary...

Case Reports in Oncology

Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:56

Male Breast Carcinoma after Irradiation and Long-Term Phenothiazine Exposure: A Case Report

We present a young male patient with breast cancer having several risk factors likely acting in consort: irradiation of the breast for gynecomastia in adolescence and a life-long administration of phenothiazine for schizophrenia from the age of 16 years, with elevated serum prolactin level resulting in breast cancer development 24 years after irradiation. Case Rep Oncol 2020;13:956–961

Case Reports in Oncology

Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:55