Heme/Onc

What Is Sezary Syndrome?

December 11, 2006
What Is Sezary Syndrome?

Morning Report-Tisch Hospital

Case Presentation: 83 year old with a past medical history of hypertension noted erytematous plaques with scale about 1 year ago.  The rash was associated with diffuse pruritis at that time.  The patient subsequently underwent several inconclusive biopsies.  She was eventially diagnosed with mycosis fungoides and treated with UV therapy.  Her rash progressed to a diffuse pruritic erythema covering the vast majority of her body, including palms and soles.  (erythroderma).  She was noted to have Sezary cells on peripheral smear…

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Should We Screen All Smokers for Lung Cancer?

November 15, 2006

Commentary by Deborah Shapiro, M.D.  Attending Physician, Dept. Veterans Affairs

The International Early Lung Cancer Action Program Investigators. Survival of patients with stage I lung cancer detected on CT screening. N Engl J Med 2006;355:1763-1771 

Over the last few weeks there has been major press in the lay media about this lead article in the NEJM from 10/26/06.  This study was designed to diagnose lung cancer at an earlier stage and therefore to decrease mortality…

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