A 61 year old with a history of chemotherapy and radiation f…

A 61 year old with a history of chemotherapy and radiation for treatment of a lung mass, presents with fatigue, lower GI bleeding, fever, hypotension, and mental status changes. The patient appears cachetic, and his family reports the patient hasn’t been eating and has rapidly declined. His labs reveal profound thrombocytopenia. Based on the information provided, the patient should be evaluated for:

A 64 year old patient with a history of HIV and AIDS present…

A 64 year old patient with a history of HIV and AIDS presents with mental status changes and shortness of breath. A chest-ray reveals lymph node enlargement in multiple lymph node chains, but the patient denies any pain from lymph nodes. The labs reveal an elevation in the patient’s ALT and AST liver enzyme labs. Based on the patient’s signs, symptoms, and history, the oncologist suspects this type of disseminated blood cancer seen in patients with immunodeficiency disorders: