CASE 752: COLON CANCER in Young Woman, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr TRƯƠNG CÔNG THÀNH, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

 A 31 year-old woman with loose stool for 2 months and epigastric pain that was in gastritis treatment  but not the loose stool not resolving. She lose her weight of one kilogram and cramping feeling in her right flank.

Ultrasound detected right colon wall thickening maybe due to tumor.

Colonoscopy showed the right colon tumor with ulcer and vegetations.

MSCT confirmed the right colon tumor and liver metastase in the right lobe.

Lab data showed occult blood in stool [FOBT] and stool calprotectin positive.

Result of histopathological specimen was well differentiazed carcinoma of colon.

Cancer of colon seems to be more early in appearance in the young patients. And in late stage [liver metastase] liked the young woman in this case.

CASE 751: PERFORATED COLON CANCER, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr NGUYỄN VĂN HIỀN, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

 A 45 year-old man with epigastric pain  for 2 months but failed in gastritis management in a hospital and getting worse his status.

At Medic Center, ultrasonography revealed the transverse colon wall thickening =12-17 mm associated with malignancy,  which was linked to a neighboring abscess measuring 59x21 mm that was sealed off. A fistula between the cancer and the abscess was seen on ultrasound.

Lab data: WBC=20,51x10^9/L, CEA: 5.47ng/mL

MSCT confirmed the abscess at posterior of the transverse colon due to perforated transverse colon cancer.

Open surgery removed the # 5x5 cm transverse colon cancer which perforated at posterior face and an arteficial anus was done. But 3 days later, this artificial anus was necrotizing then the proctotoreusis was done secondly. 

The histopathological result was a high differentiazed carcinoma invasive of colon. 

The patient remained well after the 2 complex operations.

CASE 750: PERFORATED APPENDICITIS due to FISH BONE, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr BÙI HỒNG LĨNH, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

A 58 year-old infected HBV man with RLQ pain for 5 days.

Ultrasound detected edema of the last part of jejunum maybe due to inflamation. It existed edema of pelvic peritoneum beside the appendix. 

MSCT  represented an inflamed appendix and foreign body  as fish bone # 30mm which perforated the appendiceal wall.

Endoscopic surgery confirmed a fish bone and removed the inflamed appendix.

Result of histopathological specimen was an acute necrotized appendicitis.

CASES 748-749: GASTRIC WALL ABSCESS, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI,Dr PHAN THANH VIỆT BÌNH, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

 

2 cases of gastric wall abscesses were incidentally detected  with epigastric pain for one month and were failed in the urban medical management.

Case 748:

A 32 year-old man with epigastric pain for one month. 3 years before he went through a gastritis.

Ultrasound detected thickening of antrum wall with fluid collection inside may having foreign body and fatty liver.

Endoscopy represented a gastric wall abscess. 

MSCT confirmed a gastric wall thickening without foreign body and ruling out a gastric tumor.

By antibiotics  treatment the gastric abscess disappeared after one month.

Case 749:

A 22 year- old girl with epigastric pain for a half of month. 

Ultrasound detected gastric wall thickening maybe gastric polyp.

Endoscopy described a gastric wall abscess.

Biopsy results was gastric hyperplasia.

MSCT detected no gastric tumor, but gastric wall abscess was noted.

She took a medical management and remained well after one month.

Gastric wall abscess is a rare entity  and endoscopy may help detecting it.

Infected Streptococcus is the main source of infection (75%). And Staphylococcus, E.coli Hemophilus influenza, Pseudomonas. Candida [rare].

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CASE 747: HCC and infected HBV, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr PHẠM CÔNG CHÁNH, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

A woman 51 year-old infected HBV for one year only using herself functional foods.

Ultrasound revealed a # 18 mm hypoechoic mass in right lobe of liver and splenomegaly and cirrhosis.

Lab data noted platelets # 50,000, liver enzymes raised and AFP negative, but HCC risk WAKO test elevated: PIVKA II (DCP): 84.2 mAU/mL

Liver MRI with Primovist confirmed a right hepatic node that maybe was  a nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH, FNH) or small HCC.

Liver tumor was removed by RFA after liver biopsy and DCP downed to 72mAU/mL.

CASES 745-746: PTC in CHILDREN, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI. Dr NGUYỄN TUẤN CƯỜNG, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

CASE 745: 

A male child 11 year-old presented  a calcified node in left lobe of thyroid by  ultrasound.

Microscopic specimen was papilary thyroid carcinoma, group V Bethesda classification. 

 CASE 746:

A girl 14 year-old with a left thyroid tumor and cervical lymph nodes.

Microscopic result was papilary thyroid carcinoma,  group VI Bethesda classification. 

CASE 744: MUCINOUS BREAST CARCINOMA, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr PHAN THỊ CẨM VÂN. MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

A young woman 28 year-old with a left breast lump.

Mammography noted a left breast mass at 7 0' clock on a breast type D. BI-RADS 4.

Ultrasound detected a #20×14 mm left breast speculated tumor, far from nipple 3 cm. BI-RADS 4a.

Mammothermography

MRI confirmed a 23×20 mm left breast tumor captured strongly CE. BI-RADS 5. Axillary nodes inflammatory form.

Biopsy results was mucinous breast carcinoma invasive.

Microscopic specimen post-op was mucinous breast carcinoma invasive.

Young woman with a rare breast tumor.

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Mucinous Breast

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Continuing Education Activity

Mucinous carcinoma of the breast is a relatively rare subtype of breast cancer accounting for about 2% of all breast carcinomas. According to the latest WHO classification of tumors of the breast, mucinous carcinoma is classified as a special type of breast cancer. This activity describes the pathophysiology, etiology, and presentation of mucinous breast cancer and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in its management.

Objectives:

• Outline the pathophysiology of mucinous breast cancer.
• Describe the evaluation of a patient with mucinous breast cancer.
• Summarize the treatment options for mucinous breast cancer.
• Review the importance of improving care coordination among interprofessional team members to improve outcomes for patients affected by mucinous breast cancer.