| 1.) |
What additional history do you need from this patient? |
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| 2.) |
Based on the history and physical findings given, what is your differential diagnosis? |
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| 3.) |
Is her ethnicity significant? What is the role of ethnicity in carcinoma of gallbladder? |
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| 4.) |
What laboratory tests will you order? |
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| 5.) |
What imaging studies would be appropriate? |
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| 6.) |
What is the relationship between cholelithiasis and carcinoma of the gallbladder, if any? |
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| 7.) |
Are there any other things that may predispose to gallbladder carcinoma? |
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| 8.) |
What factors are important in the staging of gallbladder cancer? |
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| 9.) |
What is the primary management of carcinoma of the gallbladder? |
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| 10.) |
What is the role of adjuvant therapy (chemoradiation) in gallbladder carcinoma? |
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