Solve exciting clinical cases specific to your field of interest via Docplexus’ Clinical Case Challenge. In this “Hepatology Case Challenge,” join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer today’s challenge. Case presentation A 72-year-old man was admitted to a hospital with melena and was diagnosed with sigmoid colon cancer. History Hypertension Had been taking nifedipine 20 mg for 12 years No history of allergy to any food or medicines No hepatobiliary diseases No history of excessive alcohol consumption No history of recent traveling No history of blood transfusion The patient had undergone laparoscopy-assisted sigmoidectomy with lymph node dissection for sigmoid colon cancer.
The oral regimens of tegafur-uracil and folinate were prescribed as adjuvant therapy. After two weeks of treatment, grade 1 anorexia was observed in the patient. However, based on the laboratory studies, normal…
