Question 48 (part 2) · LEK · Bile duct and gallbladder cancer
Which statement is true about Vater papilla carcinoma?
- A. it always causes permanent jaundice.
- B. the manifestations include pain, anaemia, vomiting and weight loss.
- C. the prognosis is poorer than in the case of cholangiocarcinoma.
- D. the diagnosis is not based on the endoscopic examination of the duodenum with a biopsy of the tumour, but on endoscopic ultrasonography.
- E. surgical treatment involves only palliative procedures – a bypass or a stent placement.
Hint
Think about where the tumour sits: it can bleed into and obstruct the duodenum, and a duodenoscope can see it directly.
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