Final analysis of a phase II study of modified FOLFIRINOX in locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. This ...
Systemic chemotherapy in the setting of unresectable appendiceal epithelial neoplasms (AEN). Background: Chemotherapy-induced splenomegaly is a relatively known treatment complication, where the ...
Background. A 49-year-old woman with hepatitis C and peptic ulcer disease presented to the emergency department after an onset of sudden massive hematemesis. She had a history of alcohol abuse, but ...
(A) Compression. Pancreatic cysts compress the splenic vein, increasing venous flow in the gastric veins and forming varices. Other causes of compression include pancreatic NET, lymphoma, SAA, ...
Background. A 15-year-old boy presented to hospital with tenderness in his left loin and hypochondrium, and frank hematuria; he was hemodynamically stable. The patient was overweight and had fallen ...