Streamlining the use of IHC in identifying germline mismatch repair mutations in Lynch syndrome

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  • Gillian Rea
  • Alex Magee
  • Maurice B. Loughrey
چکیده

We present the case of a 20 year old man who presented to the emergency department of Craigavon Hospital with a one day history of abdominal pain and dyspnoea. He had been involved in a motorcycle accident three days previously and sustained a soft tissue injury to his left leg. Examination revealed lower abdominal tenderness and left calf swelling. Blood pressure was 140/53mmHg and oxygen saturations were 97% on room air. ECG showed sinus tachycardia (137 beats per minute) and 2mm upsloping ST segment elevation in leads V1-V4 (figure 1).

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دوره 81  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012