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| genetic factors and diet may play a role; presents with painless breast lump, retracted nipple, edema of the skin [peau d’orange], axillary lymph node, sanguinous nipple discharge, tethering of the skin; |
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| mammography followed by biopsy will confirm the diagnosis. |
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| neoplasia of the cervix most commonly associated with chronic HVP infections; |
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| presents with post-coital bleeding and a non-healing erosion of the cervix; |
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| a Pal smear and follow up biopsy will confirm the diagnosis. |
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| presents with recurrent cramping abdominal pains after a meal, anorexia because of the fear of the abdominal pain; |
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| Chronic mesenteric ischemia: |
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| associated with atherosclerosis; |
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| Chronic mesenteric ischemia: |
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| angiography will confirm the diagnosis. |
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| Chronic mesenteric ischemia: |
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| presents with change in bowel habit either constipation or diarrhea, weight loss; |
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| fecal occult blood will be positive, colonoscopy and biopsy will be diagnostic. |
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| exposure to unopposed excess estrogens, more common in childless women; |
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| presents with postmenopausal bleeding and weight loss. |
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| Endometrial biopsy will confirm the diagnosis. |
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| adenocarcinoma; presents with low back pain, weight loss, jaundice and pruritus [if the common bile duct is obstructed by a tumor in the head of the pancreas; |
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| CT scan will show the mass and a biopsy will confirm the diagnosis. |
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| more common after the age of 50; presents with bloating, abdominal discomfort and ascites; one ovary will be enlarged; |
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| ultrasound would confirm the presence of the mass however a biopsy is needed to confirm the diagnosis. |
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| most common is a seminoma; |
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| presents with a dull ache in the scrotum with an enlarged irregular testis; |
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| ultrasound will confirm the echodensity of the mass and biopsy will be confirmatory. |
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