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RADSTEP @RadStepMD

3 years ago

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RADSTEP @RadStepMD

3 years ago

🔍: Look for changes in the femoral head. This condition is more common in boys aged 4-8.

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🦴📚 RadStep Case of the Day: A 6-year-old boy presents with hip pain and limping. Check out the MRI below. What's the most likely diagnosis, and which age group is commonly affected? #Radiology #USMLE #COMLEX

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RADSTEP @RadStepMD

3 years ago

Treatment: Surgical resection Somatostatin analog MODALITIES: CT W + PO In-111 octreotide scan

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RADSTEP @RadStepMD

3 years ago

Todays images look at CARCINOID radstepmd.com . . . . . . . IMAGING: Calcified mesenteric mass Tethering of adjacent mesentery secondary to desmoplastic reaction

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RADSTEP @RadStepMD

3 years ago

Gastrointestinal tract is most common location (small bowel) Associated with Pellagra (B3 deficiency) Urinary excretion of 5-HIAA ≥ 25mg/day Rule of thirds: 1/3 metastasize 1/3 present with 2nd malignancy 1/3 are multiple

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RADSTEP @RadStepMD

3 years ago

USMLE POINTS: Carcinoid syndrome: Neuroendocrine cells (intestine or lung) --> Secretes 5-HT --> carcinoid syndrome (systemic circulation) Episodic flushing, diarrhea, wheezing, right-sided valvular heart disease / “TIPS”