Is abdominal pain a clue to this meaty mystery?

A middle-aged man presents with a two-month history of abdominal pain. Has an earlier incident come back to bite?

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Isaac, a 56-year-old warehouse stocktaker, presents with a two-month history of dull ache across his lower posterior chest.

He also reports acute episodes of severe back pain accompanied by abdominal pain.