QUESTION 15.1 A. Mitotic activity B. Presence of a pseudosarcomatous arrangement C. Presence of tumor where paraganglionic tissue is not normally found D. Prominent nuclear hyperchromasia and pleomorphism E. Tumor size 2. This picture shows a…
!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd”> 46 Nonneoplastic Diseases of the Testis 1. Persons undergoing vasectomy are particularly prone to developing which of the following conditions? A. Fibrosarcoma B. Lipoma C. Proliferative funiculitis…
QUESTION 6.2 A. Alcohol abuse B. Diabetes mellitus C. Spinal cord injury D. Syphilis E. Syringomyelia 3. This photomicrograph shows a section of the femoral head removed from an elderly woman with acute hip pain. The…
!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd”> 39 Anus and Perianal Area 1. Which of the following histologic patterns is most suggestive of the basaloid variant of anal carcinoma? A. Extensive mucin…
QUESTION 38.5 A. Biliary atresia B. Caroli disease C. Choledochal cyst D. Phrygian cap E. Sclerosing cholangitis Answers and Explanations 1. Correct choice: B GALLSTONE TYPES—Cholesterol stones develop in bile supersaturated with cholesterol. Of the two…
QUESTION 24.2 A. Bullous keratopathy B. Chronic actinic keratopathy C. Chronic herpes simplex keratitis D. Fuchs endothelial dystrophy E. Keratoconus 3. Which of the following types of corneal dystrophies is most frequently observed in corneal specimens…
QUESTION 12.1 A. Acromegaly/gigantism B. Cushing syndrome C. Hyperprolactinemia D. Panhypopituitarism E. Visual field deficits 2. A 23-year-old female undergoes transsphenoidal resection of a prolactinoma after receiving prolonged treatment with bromocriptine. Which of the following are…
QUESTION 4.3 A. Inflammatory myopathy B. Mitochondrial myopathy C. Motor neuron disease D. Muscle disuse E. Myotonic dystrophy 4. On Gomori trichrome staining, frozen sections of a muscle biopsy reveal numerous myofibers with a ragged profile…
QUESTION 7.2 A. Abnormal mineralization of growth plate B. Fragmentation of growth plate C. Increased density of bone D. Premature fusion of growth plate E. Thinning of bone trabeculae 3. A patient under treatment with hemodialysis…
