ReginaldoCastro

• Internal Medicine

Case Summary

Female patient, 74 years old. The patient is losing weight and abdominal pain in epigastric region for one month ago. There are two weeks she realized yellowish skin. Other doctor asked an abdominal tomography. The result of tomography: a pancreatic head cancer. The patient has a palpable mass in epigastric area. The patient’s daughter asked for me “How long lifetime has my mother?” Is correct the doctor to estimate the lifetime of patient? What do you think?

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