Title of article :
A diagnostic challenge presented in a 37-year-old man with severe weight loss and multiple liver masses
Author/Authors :
Abdi, Saeed Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center - Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Momeni Moghadam, Amin Taleghani Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Rafiezadeh, Mitra Taleghani Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Mangeli, Forough Taleghani Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Ghafurian, Ayub Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center - Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
A 37-year-old man, Iranian resident in Zanjan,
presented to the gastroenterology clinic of Taleghani
Hospital; a teaching referral hospital in Tehran, Iran,
with chief complaint of a significant weight loss about
20 kg in recent 4 months. He denied any concomitant
systemic signs and symptoms except for a generalized
malaise. He did not mention any change in bowel habit
and eating pattern but a slight decrease in appetite
without nausea and vomiting. He denied smoking and
use of any illicit drug or alcohol.....
Keywords :
diagnostic challenge presented , 37-year-old man , severe weight loss , multiple liver masses , QUIZE
Journal title :
Gastroenterology and Hepatology From Bed to Bench
