Gastrointestinal metastases from lung cancer are rare and usually asymptomatic. We report a case of small bowel metastases from primary lung cancer revealed by abdominal pain and severe recurrent anaemia. The diagnosis was obtained with capsule endoscopy. This non-invasive procedure thus represents a valuable method contributing to a rapid and detailed diagnosis while reducing underdiagnosis, a...

Colon cancer rarely combines with abscess of the abdominal wall. We here describe a case treated by extensive surgery, biological mesh abdominal wall repair and negative pressure therapy. A 58-year-old woman presented with a locally advanced right colon cancer with abdominal wall abscess and no evidence of distant metastasis. Extended right hemicolectomy was performed with en-bloc excision of t...

CONTEXT Stomach cancer is the second leading cause of death due to cancer in the world and the incidence of this disease continues to be high in Brazil. In the Northern region, gastric cancer is the second most frequent cancer among men and the third among women. In the State of Pará, stomach adenocarcinoma is a public health problem since mortality rates are above the Brazilian average. OBJE...

creased to become the most common type of cancer in Taiwan. Hematochezia, abdominal discomfort, change in bowel habits, body weight loss, presence of abdominal mass and other more severe presentations such as obstruction and peritonitis, are the most common clinical presentations. Colon cancer patients present the above symptoms according to tumor charJ Soc Colon Rectal Surgeon (Taiwan) Decembe...

To cite: Kusumoto M, Koganemaru M, Nakayama G, et al. BMJ Case Reports Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2012-007950 DESCRIPTION A 59-year-old man with no history of abdominal or intestinal surgery, trauma or psychiatric illness presented to our hospital with abdominal pain and vomiting. Physical examination revealed hyperactive bowel sounds and lower abdominal ...

BACKGROUND Anterior abdominal wall fibroid are uncommon and could be a cause of pain and discomfort. Very few cases have been reported in the literature but none in our region. CASE PRESENTATION We present an uncommon case of a 31 year old para 2+2 trader from the Itsekiri tribe of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria who presented with a one year history of a periumbilcal mass, had surgical rem...

background : colorectal cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. annually it is the cause of more than 500000 deaths worldwide. therefore, detection and treatment of these tumors could potentially enhance recovery and improve prognosis. this study determines the frequency of colorectal tumors among patients who underwent colonoscopies in imam khomeini hosp...

Objective: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to determine women’s opinions about screening tests early detection of gynecological cancers breast cancer during the pandemic.Materials Methods: In this study, a information form developed by researchers through literature review used collect data.Results: The with 220 women who met criteria. More than half participants report...

Background Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is a malignant tumor without known lesion with frequency 3−5%. It can be divided into favorable and unfavorable prognosis subsets. While recommended treatments are available for the former group, there no established treatment latter. Here, we report effective 32-year-old woman p16-positive squamous cell CUP pembrolizumab plus 5-fluorouracil cisplatin ...

BACKGROUND The SOMIT trial randomized patients with idiopathic venous thromboembolism (IVTE) and without signs of cancer at routine medical examination, to extensive screening for cancer plus 2 years of follow-up or to just 2-year follow-up. METHODS The data of the SOMIT-trial were used to perform a decision analysis. The screening tests were divided in several possible strategies. The number...