Thomas Zusag, MD

Articles by Thomas Zusag, MD

A 65-Year-Old Man With Back Pain and Imaging Findings of Spinal Cord Compression

ByMehmet Sitki Copur, MD,Scott Bell, MD, PhD, MPH,Paul Rodriguez, MD,Whitney Wedel, MD,Nicholas Lintel, MD,Thomas Zusag, MD,John L. Allen, MD

March 18th 2021

Mehmet S. Copur, MD, and colleagues examine the case of a 65-year-old who presented with back pain and a large T8 spinal mass, leading to a diagnosis of multiple myeloma with spinal cord compromise.

Recurrent EGFR-Mutated Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Discovered by Abnormal Mammogram: Adjuvant/Frontline Metastatic Management Options

ByMehmet Sitki Copur, MD,Rudy P. Lackner, MD,Adam J. Horn, MD,Thomas Zusag, MD,Shellie Faris, MD,Paul Rodriguez, MD

September 21st 2020

ABSTRACT: Breast metastasis from extramammary malignancy is rare, with a reported incidence rate of 0.4% to 1.3% in the published literature. The primary malignancies that most commonly metastasize to the breast are leukemia, lymphoma, and malignant melanoma. Here, we report a very rare case of metastatic EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the breast detected by screening mammography. The patient had initially been diagnosed with a clinical stage IIIA NSCLC and had been treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by curative-intent surgery. Several interesting aspects of the case, along with a discussion of evolving adjuvant and frontline metastatic management options in EGFR-mutated NSCLC, will be presented.

Recurrent Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung With Cutaneous Metastasis in Breast

ByMehmet Sitki Copur, MD, FACP,Adam J. Horn, MD,John Allen, MD,Carlene Springer, APRN,Thomas Zusag, MD

April 10th 2020

Experts present a case of recurrent small cell lung cancer presenting with a cutaneous metastatic nodule in the right breast.

Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer, What is the Standard of Care?

ByMehmet Sitki Copur, MD, FACP,Whitney Wedel, MD,Pornchai Jonglertham, MD,Thomas Zusag, MD,Adam J. Horn, MD

January 15th 2020

A 39-year-old Hispanic male presented with complaints of mucous stools, loss of appetite, rectal bleeding and a 30-pound weight loss within the past several months.