Oncology Cases & Quizzes

• Fast Five Quiz: Breast Cancer Genetics Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, as well as other genes and syndromes, are associated with an increased risk for breast cancer. Test your knowledge of the genetics of breast cancer with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 2018
• Patient Simulation: A 57-Year-Old Man With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma A 57-year-old diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) presents one year after ASCT. How will you treat this patient? Medscape Patient Simulations provide interactive clinical decisions with dynamic video patient interviews.
  Medscape, November 2018
• A 65-Year-Old With Chest Pain and Fever: USMLE Question A 65-year-old man presents with chest pain, chronic cough, and intermittent fevers. What's the best treatment option?
  Osmosis, November 2018
• A 68-Year-Old Woman With Weight Loss and Abdominal Pain A 68-year-old woman presents with nausea, vomiting, and diffuse abdominal pain. She reports a 30-lb weight loss over the past 3 to 4 weeks. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 2018
• A Visual Field Defect in a Patient With History of Seizures A 64-year-old woman comes to you after 2 weeks of symptoms. Between visual testing and MRI, can you offer her a diagnosis?
  Medscape Ophthalmology, October 2018
• A 2-Year-Old Girl With an Abdomen Mass: USMLE Question A 2-year-old girl is brought to a pediatric outpatient clinic due to a mass in her upper abdomen. What's the diagnosis?
  Osmosis, October 2018
• An 8-Month History of Vague Systemic Symptoms A 43-year-old man presents with abdominal pain, severe intermittent headaches, subjective fever, chills, weakness, reduced appetite, and a 30-lb weight loss over the last few months. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Ovarian Cancer Worldwide, more than 200,000 women are estimated to develop ovarian cancer, and about 100,000 die of the disease every year. Do you know key components of presentation, workup, and treatment?
  Medscape, September 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Locally Advanced, Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer Approximately 30% of patients with pancreatic cancer have locally advanced disease at diagnosis. Are you familiar with diagnostic criteria and treatment guidelines? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic cancer frequently presents with metastatic disease at diagnosis. Can you recognize metastatic pancreatic cancer? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Dangerous Drug Combinations With more combinations of drugs possible than ever before, avoiding preventable drug interactions is crucial. See whether you can recognize potentially dangerous combinations with this short quiz.
  Medscape, September 2018
• A 38-Year-Old Man With Bloody Gums and a Rash A 38-year-old man presents with a 3-day history of bleeding from his gums after brushing his teeth. He also noticed a rash on both legs over the past couple of weeks. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 2018
• A 50-Year-Old Woman With a Skin Lesion: USMLE Question A 50-year-old woman presents to the dermatologist with a pigmented skin lesion. What is the most important prognostic factor for this lesion?
  Osmosis, September 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: HIV More than 1.2 million Americans have HIV. Medical advances are allowing for longer lives. Do you know associated conditions to watch for and best treatment? Test yourself with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Marijuana How much do you know about the medical benefits, harms, uses, and abuses of marijuana? Test your knowledge with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma About 85% of all malignant lymphomas are non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Are you familiar with key aspects of epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, August 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Thyroid Conditions An estimated 200 million people worldwide have various thyroid-related diseases, with many unaware of their conditions. Test your knowledge of key thyroid conditions with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 2018
• A 6-Year-Old Boy With Bone Swelling: USMLE Question A 6-year-old boy presents with fever, lethargy, weight loss, and painful bone swelling. Which pathology is most likely the cause of his presentation?
  Osmosis, August 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Cancer Screening Recommendations Are you familiar with the specific recommendations for preventive cancer screening by type? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 2018
• Recurrent Infections in a 5-Year-Old Boy A 5-year-old child is presented for an ear infection. He was previously treated for recurrent bacterial pneumonia and twice required inpatient hospitalization. What underlying condition is at work?
  Medscape, July 2018