Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Dec 2021
EditorialImpact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Disability Care and Persons with Disability in Pakistan.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Dec 2021
Observational StudyDistant Metastasis Patterns of Lung Cancer on Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Association with Age and Histological Subtype.
To investigate whether age or other factors are determinants of distant metastasis in patients with lung cancer. ⋯ Although age is not a risk factor for distant metastasis in lung cancer, female gender, T3/4 tumour, SCLC subtype, and smoking history of >66 pack-years are high-risk factors. PET/CT is recommended as the first-choice imaging technique in patients with lung cancer indicated for distant metastasis scanning. Key Word: Lung cancer, PET/CT, Metastases, Histological subtype, T-stage.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Dec 2021
Case ReportsRight Ventricular Blood Cyst in an Adult Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Patient:
An Unusual Association.Blood cysts of the heart are unusual primary cardiac tumor-like masses, which are usually located on the cardiac valves. These are very rare in adults, especially in a non-valvular location. ⋯ We present a 57-year man with a history of ADPKD and end-stage renal disease with a 2-cm-diameter right ventricular blood cyst, which was detected on multimodality imaging. Key words: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, Cardiac blood cyst, Extra-renal manifestations.