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A 42-year-old woman comes to the physician for a routine examination. She says that she has felt well except for occasional episodes of constipation, abdominal discomfort, and mild fatigue. She was treated for a renal calculus 10 years ago and was told she had a "lazy gallbladder." Her pulse is 82/min, and blood pressure is 150/80 mmHg. Physical examination shows no other abnormalities. Laboratory studies show: The most likely cause of this patient's condition is a small, well-defined nodule in which of the following locations?

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Options

  • AAdrenal gland
  • BAnterior pituitary gland
  • CGallbladder
  • DKidney
  • EParathyroid gland
  • FThymus

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