Oncology spotter 3

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Question 1 A patient was admitted with signs and symptoms of a cerebrovascular event. He was found to have a haemoglobin level of 18.9 g/dl and he aslo had deranged liver function tests. Further questioning revealed anorexia, weight loss and loin pain for several months. A CT of the head revealed an area of cerebral infarction. He subsequently had an abdominal CT shown below. a What does the CT demonstrate? b What 2 paraneoplastic syndromes was this patient suffering from? c Name 5 other paraneoplastic syndromes associated with this type of tumour Click here for the answer Question 2 a What lesion is shown on these MRI scans? b Describe the chacteristics of the syndrome associated with it? c What is Wunderlich's syndrome and how often does it occur? Click here for the answers Question 3 a What is shown in the pre- and post contrast abdominal CT scans below? b How do they present? c What percentage are associated with a sunchronous bladder TCC? Click here for the answers ArticleDate:20060920 SiteSection: Article