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A patient with obstructive jaundice and persistent suspicion for periampullary malignancy was ultimately found to have multifocal grade 1 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors after surgical resection. The case highlights the diagnostic limitations of preoperative tissue sampling in selected periampullary lesions.

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Adding niraparib to abiraterone prolonged radiographic progression-free survival in BRCA-mutant metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, with overall survival data still maturing.

Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma carries elevated NRG1 fusion burden that standard DNA-based sequencing reliably misses, while an FDA-approved targeted therapy now exists for confirmed cases.

A widely shared r/medicine thread drew candid, self-identified physician commentary on which specialties absorb the most interprofessional scrutiny, with emergency medicine and primary care drawing the heaviest fire.