PATHOLOGY MCQ
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Question
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The following statements regarding gallbladder cancer are TRUE except?
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half of patients undergoing lymphadenectomy during radical resection have nodal mets
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evaluation of <3 LN associated with worse survival
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R0 resection is key determinant of outcome
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adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy reduces loco regional recurrences and improves survival
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simple cholecystectomy is adequate treatment for T1a tumors
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gallbladder cancer may be treated with a cholecystectomy, surgery to remove the gallbladder and some of the tissues around it. Nearby lymph nodes may be removed. A laparoscope is sometimes used to guide gallbladder surgery.
Detailed explanation-2: -Radiotherapy for advanced gallbladder cancer You may have radiotherapy to relieve the symptoms of advanced gallbladder cancer. Or if it isn’t possible to completely remove your cancer with surgery, because it has spread too far. The treatment will not cure the cancer, but it may help to shrink it or slow it down.
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