Question 240 · LEK · Pancreatic cancer
A 68-year-old patient, previously in good health, who has not needed medical attention for the last year, is referred to the surgical outpatient clinic because of a yellowish shade of his skin observed for 7 days. The physical examination shows the enlarged non-painful gallbladder. Which of the following is the most probable diagnosis?
- A. primary biliary cirrhosis. 81 z 117 29.06.2026, 14:15 Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych https://test.cem.edu.pl/pytcem/wyswietl_baza_pdf.php
- B. primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- C. acute cholecystitis.
- D. acute cholangitis.
- E. pancreatic cancer in the head of the pancreas.
Hint
Painless jaundice in an older patient with a palpable gallbladder — apply the classic law linking these findings to the cause.
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