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House:No tumor? The mri and the mammogram onlyshowed a few benign calcifications. It's most likelya small-cell tumor. It's no surprisewe're having trouble finding it. We should do a pet scan.Start with her lungs, then maybe her bones. Sometimes it presentswith no tumor at all. How can a disease caused by a tumorpresent if there's no tumor? It happens. 12% of cases. And how do you treat itif there's no tumor? You don't.Those 12%, no treatment. They were too busylooking for the tumor right till they putthe patient in the ground. What choice do we have? Treat the symptoms.Iv immunoglobulin. So we're justgonna ignore the tumor? Well, eventuallyit'll get bigger. Then it'll bereally easy to find. One of you needs tocheck out where she works. - Why?- 'Cause the husband's not sick. Chase: Meaning? If it's not paraneoplastic, and it isa reaction to some sort of toxin, it's obviously notcoming from their home. Foreman, you do it
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House No tumor
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The mri and the mammogram only showed a few benign calcifications
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It's most likely a small cell tumor
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It's no surprise we're having trouble finding it
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We should do a pet scan Start with her lungs
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then maybe her bones
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Sometimes it presents with no tumor at all
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How can a disease caused by a tumor present if there's no tumor
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It happens 12 of cases
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And how do you treat it if there's no tumor
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You don't Those 12 no treatment
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They were too busy looking for the tumor
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right till they put the patient in the ground
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What choice do we have
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Treat the symptoms Iv immunoglobulin
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So we're just gonna ignore the tumor
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Well eventually it'll get bigger
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Then it'll be really easy to find
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One of you needs to check out where she works
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Why 'Cause the husband's not sick
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Chase Meaning
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If it's not paraneoplastic and it is a reaction to some sort of toxin
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it's obviously not coming from their home
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Foreman you do it
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Movie Summary
An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.
