A 43-year-old man complains of abdom- inal pain just above his umbilicus. On exam- ination, a tumor is found anterior to the IVC. Which of the following structures would most likely be compressed by this tumor?

(A) Right sympathetic trunk
(B) Left third lumbar artery
(C) Third part of the duodenum
(D) Left renal artery
(E) Cisterna chyli


Ans: (C) Third part of the duodenum

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