Oncology Cases & Quizzes

• A 70-Year-Old Man With Splenomegaly: USMLE Question A 70-year-old man presents with splenomegaly. What is most likely to be found upon staining his cells?
  Osmosis, April 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Polycythemia Vera Polycythemia vera is a stem cell disorder associated with bleeding complications. Do you know key information about presentation, workup, and treatment? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 2018
• A 47-Year-Old Woman With a Swollen Left Leg: USMLE Question A 47-year-old woman presents with a swollen left leg. What risk factor is the most likely cause of her symptoms?
  Osmosis, March 2018
• Communication Coaching: Preparing for Difficult Conversations A communication coach helps patients articulate their end-of-life goals.
  Medscape Nurses, March 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Mantle cell lymphoma is now recognized as a distinct clinicopathologic entity and represents 2%-10% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. How much do you know about MCL? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 2018
• A 46-Year-Old Woman With a Cerebral Mass: USMLE Question A 46-year-old woman presents after having a seizure. MRI reveals a cerebral mass lesion. What is the most likely diagnosis?
  Osmosis, March 2018
• A 5-Year-Old Girl With Headache and Vomiting A 5-year-old girl has a severe headache and projectile vomiting. Her mother says she is barely using her left arm and seems to have developed a limp in her gait recently. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, February 2018
• A 40-Year-Old Man With Bumps on His Neck: USMLE Question A 40-year-old man presents with fatigue, chills, and night sweats for the last month. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
  Osmosis, February 2018
• Ominous Symptoms in an Elderly Cancer Survivor An elderly woman with a history of breast cancer complains of weakness and lack of appetite. She is being evaluated for iron-deficiency anemia and heme-positive stool. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, February 2018
• 'This Mole Looks Strange' How would you approach a patient who presents to primary care with worries about a changing mole?
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 2018
• Shortness of Breath and Abdominal Pain in an Obese Woman A 52-year-old obese woman presents to the ED with shortness of breath and crampy abdominal pain. She was seen 3 weeks ago by her family practitioner for similar pain. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 2018
• Depressed Mentation in a 52-Year-Old Woman A 52-year-old woman presents with a 5-day history of headaches and lethargy. The patient also complains of nausea and blurry vision. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Metastatic Breast Cancer Breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. How much do you know about metastatic breast cancer? Test your knowledge with our short quiz.
  Medscape, January 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Iron Deficiency Anemia Iron deficiency anemia occurs when stores of iron are too low to support normal red blood cell production. Are you familiar with this condition? Test your knowledge with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Soft-Tissue Sarcomas Soft-tissue sarcomas are rare malignant tumors with a wide spectrum of biologic behaviors. Do you know key aspects of diagnosis and treatment associated with common types? Test yourself with our quiz.
  Medscape, January 2018
• Palliative Care for Cancer Survivors? Is palliative care appropriate for someone who has survived cancer and is doing well?
  Medscape Nurses, December 2017
• A Man With Fatigue, Leukocytosis, and Moderate Splenomegaly A patient presents with generalized fatigue and weakness night sweats, a 20-lb weight loss over the last 6 months, and a dull heaviness in his abdomen on the left side. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Neutropenia Neutropenia is a low level of neutrophils often associated with significant conditions. Test yourself on presentation, workup, and treatment for neutropenia-related conditions with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Advanced Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men in the United States. Test your knowledge of key aspects of advanced prostate cancer with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 2017
• Gradual-Onset Headache and Vomiting in a 42-Year-Old Woman A 42-year-old woman presents with a right-sided, gradual-onset headache that is constant, with repetitive vomiting and a reduction in her "thinking power" for the past 3-4 months. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 2017