Oncology
- Your patient has chronic leukemia: Now what?
New therapies for chronic myelogenous leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia are increasing the number of survivors.
- Detecting cancer: Pearls for the primary care physician
Primary care physicians play a vital role in detecting cancers at earlier stages.
- Multiple linear subcutaneous nodules
A 34-year-old woman has an asymptomatic swelling on her foot that has been slowly growing for 15 years.
- Managing patients at genetic risk of breast cancer
People with these syndromes have a much higher risk, and the cancers often occur at an early age.
- Bulldog scalp
A 54-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of unusual skin folds on the scalp—cutis verticis gyrata.
- Bony bumps in the mouth
Torus palatinus and torus mandibularis are benign bony overgrowths arising from cortical bone.
- Managing interstitial lung disease detected on CT during lung cancer screening
How to distinguish among the most common forms, and the role of the primary care physician in managing them.