Flank Mass
Note: Use Template of Guide Questions for discussion.
Trigger 1
Patient with complaint of “flank mass”
Trigger 2
40-year-old female with a flank mass noted 1 month ago.
No associated symptoms.
Physical examination:
Right flank mass
5 cm in size, nontender, not movable, firm, ill-defined border
Trigger 3.
A paraclinical diagnostic procedure was done.
[Either utilize the one recommended by the student or the facilitator presents a prepared one.]
An ultrasound was done.
[Here is the picture/reading/result of the paraclinical diagnostic procedure.]
Trigger 4
The diagnosis of the patient’s health problem is
RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
Trigger 5
A case write-up of a patient with a complaint of “flank mass”.
DIAGNOSIS IS NOT SPELLED OUT!
Signs and symptoms
Course in the management
Paraclinical diagnostic procedures done
Treatment
Outcome
Case Study:
Look for a case with eventual death.
ROJ@17nov6