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Case #6 - A 69 year old woman presents with vague intermittent right upper quadrant pain

 
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
  1. Be able to list the differential diagnoses for carcinoma of the gallbladder.
  2. Be able to discuss the history and physical examination findings and the usual clinical presentation in patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder.
  3. Be able to describe any possible relationship between cholelithiasis and carcinoma of the gallbladder.
  4. Be able to summarize the diagnostic tests appropriate in these patients.
  5. Be able to outline the options for surgical management of carcinoma of the gallbladder.

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