Case Presentation: An 81 year-old female with a history of CAD, diverticulitis, and GERD presented with abdominal pain. She denied any nausea or vomiting and had no associated stool changes or weight loss. On exam, the patient was afebrile with tenderness in the epigastrum and right upper quadrant without guarding or rebound tenderness. Laboratory studies […]

Case Presentation: A 40-year-old Caucasian male presented with a recent diagnosis of stage IV metastatic duodenal adenocarcinoma. Given the metastatic disease, after duodenal stent placement, the patient started on adjuvant mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy. During the second day of the first cycle of chemotherapy, the patient suddenly experienced complete right-sided weakness, headache, confusion, and slurred speech. He […]