A 53-Year-Old Man Comes to the Physician with Progressively Worsening

question 613

Multiple Choice

A 53-year-old man comes to the physician with progressively worsening anorexia and abdominal discomfort.  He has lost 14 kg (31 lb) since the onset of his symptoms about 4 months ago.  Physical examination demonstrates nontender hepatomegaly.  Laboratory studies show an elevated serum alkaline phosphatase level and a marginally elevated alanine aminotransferase level.  A CT scan of the abdomen with oral and intravenous contrast is shown below. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

• A)Hepatic adenoma
• B)Hepatic angiosarcoma
• C)Hepatoblastoma
• D)Hepatocellular carcinoma
• E)Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
• F)Metastatic liver disease

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Definitions:

Region of Rejection

The range of values in a statistical test for which the null hypothesis is rejected.

Statistic

A statistic is a numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a sample, which is a subset of the population data.

Research Hypothesis

An educated guess or prediction made for the purpose of testing through scientific research, stating a potential outcome or relationship.

Critical Values

Thresholds in hypothesis testing which, if exceeded by the test statistic, indicate that the null hypothesis can be rejected.