Treatment of choice for mucinous carcinoma of the gall bladder in the early stage is -
ASimple cholecystectomy
BExtended cholecystectomy
CCholecystectomy with wedge resection of liver
DChemotherapy only
A 52-year-old recent immigrant from Vietnam presents with abdominal swelling, weight loss, and upper abdominal pain of three weeks' duration. His past medical history includes malaria and infection with Clonorchis sinensis. On palpation, the liver is hard. An abdominal CT scan reveals a hypo-attenuated mass with lobulated margins in the liver, and a biopsy shows well-differentiated neoplastic glands embedded in a dense fibrous stroma. What is the most likely diagnosis?
ACholangiocarcinoma
BGallbladder carcinoma
CAngiosarcoma
DHepatic adenoma
A 50-year-old alcoholic patient presents with a history of waxing and waning jaundice for the past 2 months. His CT examination reveals dilatation of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct. What is the most probable diagnosis in the patient?
ACommon bile duct stone
BHead of the pancreas carcinoma
CCholangiocarcinoma
DPeriampullary carcinoma
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