Step 1 Q of the day!

A 54 year old male with a history of alcoholism and chronic liver disease comes in complaining of weight loss and "increased abdominal fluid." A CT of the abdomen reveals a single mass in the right lobe of the liver. Blood work shows elevated alpha-fetoprotein. Which of the following is this man's diagnosis?

a)Metastatic colon CA
b)hepatoblastoma
c)hepatoma
d)cholangiocarcinoma
e)cirrhosis


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answer: c)hepatoma. Learning point: Hepatoma is also known as hepatocellular carcinoma