44 years......... - a_antibody

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A 44-year-old man complains of vague right upper abdominal discomfort that he has had for about 1 month. He describes no other symptoms, and, except for enucleation of one eye at age 21 "for a tumor," he has been in excellent health all his life. He exercises regularly and neither smokes nor drinks. The only findings on physical examination include the artificial eye and a tender, enlarged, and nodular liver. CT scan of the upper abdomen demonstrates multiple masses within the liver. Which of the following will most likely be found on biopsy of these masses?
A. Metastatic malignant melanoma
B. Metastatic prostatic cancer
C. Metastatic retinoblastoma
D. Metastatic sarcoma
E. Primary hepatocellular carcinoma

[ArchivalUser]

C..

[ArchivalUser]

agree

[ArchivalUser]

okay, the ans is AAAAAAAA........actually ,there are two malignant tumors of the eye for which enucleation would be done: retinoblastoma and melanoma. Only melanoma would have this weird timetable, in which 20-some years may elapse between primary tumor and metastatic manifestations..........
melanoma= time elapse between primary tumor and metastatic manifistation is long.........!!

[ArchivalUser]

ok thanks

[ArchivalUser]

thanks