Case Study, March 2004:  A 50-year old male patient with a history of colon cancer was diagnosed in May 1996. He received adjuvant therapy with 5-FU and levamisole.  He did well until September 2001 when it was found that his tumor marker, CEA was rising.  He underwent a CT scan, which eventually revealed metastatic disease in his liver and lung.  He presented to USC/Norris Cancer Hospital for evaluation. . .  Read more

Case Study, July 2004:  A 30 year old male had a recent onset of shortness of breath. Work-up revealed a hemoglobin of 8.6 gm. Colonoscopy demonstrated a large fungating lesion in the cecum, which was found in the biopsy to be adenocarcinoma.  There were three small polyps in the transvers colon - all less than 5 mm. Biopsy was consistent with tubulovillous adenoma.  The descending colon and sigmoid were normal. .  Read more