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. 2021 Apr 24;12(4):262–271. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i4.262

Table 2.

Timeline of patient’s history and medical interventions

Dates
Summary from initial and follow-up visits
Diagnostic testing
Intervention/results
2012 and 2017 Routine colonoscopy 1 cm polypoid lesion in rectum Removed endoscopically → well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor
May/June 2019 Presents with abdominal pain CT, MRI, FDG/PET → two liver lesions CT-guided biopsy → poorly differentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine features
September 2019 Presents for surgical intervention Presents for surgical intervention Resection of the 2 liver lesions → Final diagnosis of combined liver tumor
October 2019 Post-surgical follow-up CT and FDG/PET → New liver lesion in dome Additional imaging was advocated
March 2020 MRI revealed new portocaval lymphadenopathy Endoscopic ultrasound-guided FNA of lymph nodes Lymph nodes positive for metastatic adenocarcinoma
May 2020 Final oncology consultation after imaging Initiation of cisplatin and gemcitabine chemotherapy
October 2020 Presents to hospital with altered mental status Found to be in shock due to a combination of GI bleed/sepsis Patient expired, despite medical treatment

CT: Computed tomography; FDG: Fluorodeoxyglucose; FNA: Fine needle aspiration; GI: Gastrointestinal; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; PET: Positron emission tomography.