Dr Marina-Portia Anthony / Dr Alex Ching

Clinical notes

A 66 year-old male presented with low grade fever, vague abdominal discomfort, epigastric pain and nausea. His past medical history included retroperitoneal lymphoma, laparotomy, and small bowel obstruction secondary to adhesions. A CT was performed to investigate the provisional diagnosis of diverticulitis, which showed pancreatic and right hepatic masses.

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