Tuesday, May 22, 2012

ONCOLOGY 7



7. Presentations
* It can present as a swelling usually painless.  
  Occasionally in inflammatory carcinoma breast, there is pain
* Obstruction of lumen of organ of origin
  - dysphagia in Ca oesophagus
  - vomiting in Ca Stomach
  - Pain (colic) Intestine
  - Retention urine Ca prostate
* Hemorrhage
  - Hematuria GU Ca
  - Hematemasis Stomach Ca
  - Rectal bleeding in rectal carcinoma
* Compression adjoining structures
  - Pressure on vena cava
  - Nerve root pain
* Metastasis
  - Pleural effusion
  - ascetic
  - Pathologic fracture
* Asymptomatic
  - Usually discovered on investigation of vague ill health
    cases
 
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