Thursday, January 24, 2013

Question 7

7.  Your patient is a 54 year old unfortunate male who presented to you with a 3 month history of Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and an unintentional 34 pound weight loss.  You did a CT scan of his abdomen and pelvis with IV and oral contrast that the report reveals a mass at the head of the pancreas suspicious for adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.  Which tumor marker would it be appropriate to order at this point?

A.  CA 19-9

B.  CA-125

C.  CA 15-3

D.  Alpha Fetal Protein


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