Oncology

  • Tuberous sclerosis complex
    Jesica Martín Carmona, MD, Elisabeth Gómez Moyano, MD, PhD, Ana Raquel de Castro Almeida, MD and Leandro Martínez Pilar, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 367-368; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20075

    A rare disorder caused by mutations of tumor-suppressor genes.

  • Fever, rash, pruritus: Sweet syndrome
    Giovani M. Zelada, MD and Paul B. Aronowitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 371-373; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20053

    The patient received intramuscular and oral antibiotics at an urgent care center, but the symptoms worsened.

  • Promoting physical activity in older women to maximize health
    Augustine Chavez, MD, Robert Scales, PhD and Juliana M. Kling, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 405-415; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20170

    The optimal type, intensity, and level required to achieve specific health outcomes depend on the disease the patient and clinician are trying to prevent or manage.

  • Heightening awareness of blistering disorders
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 308-309; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88b.06021

    The spectrum of associated disorders ranges from annoying to life-threatening.

  • New bullous lesions in a 72-year-old woman
    Hadrian Mendoza, MD, Justin Goodwin, MS, Jeffrey Gehlhausen, MD, Ian Odell, MD, PhD, Jennifer McNiff, MD and Karthik Gnanapandithan, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 319-324; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20180

    Her history included psoriasis, chronic lower-extremity edema, and hypertension.

  • Point-of-care ultrasonography for the hospitalist
    Point-of-care ultrasonography for the hospitalist
    Guramrinder Singh Thind, MD, Steven Fox, MD, Mohit Gupta, MD, Praveen Chahar, MD, Robert Jones, DO, FACEP and Siddharth Dugar, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 345-359; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20141

    POCUS has emerged as a vital tool in various disciplines of medicine.

  • Prostate cancer screening
    Kevin Kurator, BS, BA and Ian Jenkins, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2021, 88 (5) 260; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88c.05002

    Screening should be advised only if benefits clearly outweigh the risks

  • Prostate cancer screening
    Sherry Zhang, MD and Ian Jenkins, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2021, 88 (5) 260; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88c.05001

    The costs of PSA testing—both financial and to the patient’s well-being—are not worth it.

  • In Reply: Prostate cancer screening
    Prasanna Sooriakumaran, MD, PhD, FRCSUrol, FEBU
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2021, 88 (5) 261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88c.05003

    Detection does not lead to overtreatment.

  • In Reply: Prostate cancer screening
    Timothy Gilligan, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2021, 88 (5) 262; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88c.05004

    The debate about screening remains fraught, and passions run high on both sides.

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