Meeting
Abstract Number: 464
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old male patient who presented with hemoptysis 1-year prior, was found to have sub-centimeter lung nodules and multiple liver lesions on CT chest. The largest hepatic lesion on abdominal MRI was 3.2 x 1.4cm. He declined liver biopsy and presented a year later with abdominal distension, early satiety and unintentional weight loss […]
Abstract Number: 575
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Insulinoma is a rare tumor that originates in the beta cells of the pancreas with an incidence of 1-4 cases/million persons/year. Less than 10% of insulinomas are malignant and represent a treatment challenge despite the development of new therapeutic approaches in the last decade. A 28 year old female with no past medical […]
Abstract Number: 588
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with no significant medical history presented to an outside hospital with epigastric pain of 3 weeks duration. The pain was constant and severe, associated with nausea, vomiting and a 20 lb. weight loss. Serum lipase was elevated at 1135 U/L (nl 8-78). An Abd US revealed multiple hepatic lesions without […]
Abstract Number: 633
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 63-year-old woman with 80-pack year smoking history presented with right flank pain for two days and weight loss of 35lbs in 6 months. Chest X-ray as a part of the workup was found to have a mass like opacity in left lung. Subsequent CT scan of chest and abdomen/pelvis showed a left upper […]