International Clinical and Medical Case Reports Journal (ISSN: 2832-5788) | Volume 4, Issue 10 | Case Report | Open Access DOI
Corazon A. Ngelangel*
Marie Yvette R. Amante1, Corazon A. Ngelangel1,2*, Jose Celso F. Novenario1, Joseph Adrian L. Buensalido1,2, Ernesto P. Chua1, Karl T. Morales1,3, Anna May P. Agdamag1, Leonora C. Fernandez1,2
1Asian Hospital and Medical Center
2University of the Philippines-College of Medicine
3University of Santo Tomas-College of Medicine
*Correspondence to: Corazon A. Ngelangel
Fulltext PDFThe anatomy of multimorbidity refers to the composition and patterns of coexisting chronic conditions within an individual, often involving multiple body systems with complex interactions and management challenges.[1-4] This case study highlights a 74 years old age male with multimorbidity developing starting 1990 – smoker in college, nonalcoholic drinker, s/p cholecystectomy; fatty liver, cysts, proceeding to hepatomegaly; multinodular goiter; 1st degree AV block, cardiomegaly, LV EF 71%, aortic valve sclerosis, hypertension urgency, dyslipidemia, non-insulin dependent diabetes, non-specific interstitial lung disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy, benign positional paroxysmal vertigo, kidney stones renal cysts, chronic kidney disease, sleep apnea, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, spondylosis, arthritis; admissions for pneumonia/ bronchitis; skeletal abnormalities, spondylosis, arthritis; venous insufficiency, chronic peripheral edema; incompetent right sapheno-femoral venous junction; chronic venous stasis and bilateral leg edema with cellulitis. This 2025, he was diagnosed with GIST (gastrointestinal stromal tumor).
Multimorbidity; Cancer; GIST
Marie Yvette R Amante, Corazon A. Ngelangel, Jose Celso F Novenario, Joseph Adrian L Buensalido, Ernesto P Chua1, Karl T Morales, et al. Anatomy of Multimorbidity: A GIST Case Study. Int Clinc Med Case Rep Jour. 2025;4(10):1-12.