A 55-Year-Old Man Comes to the Office Due to Recurrent

question 103

Multiple Choice

A 55-year-old man comes to the office due to recurrent abdominal discomfort.  He also has bloating, a feeling of fullness, and indigestion.  Vital signs are within normal limits, and abdominal examination is unremarkable.  Fecal occult blood testing is positive.  Gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures are performed and confirm the presence of an ulcer.  The patient is told that the ulcer itself is very unlikely to be malignant based on its location.  Which of the following is the most likely site of this patient's gastrointestinal ulcer?

• A)Duodenum
• B)Esophagus
• C)Rectum
• D)Sigmoid colon
• E)Stomach

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