Pleura


QUESTION 27.2






A.  Epithelioid



B.  Mixed



C.  Sarcomatoid





  3.  Which histologic type of malignant mesothelioma is shown in this photomicrograph?



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QUESTION 27.3




A.  Epithelioid



B.  Mixed



C.  Sarcomatoid




  4.  Which histologic type of malignant mesothelioma is shown in this photomicrograph?



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QUESTION 27.4




A.  Epithelioid



B.  Mixed



C.  Sarcomatoid




  5.  A 65-year-old man presents with persistent chest pain and unexplained weight loss. On initial examination, he is found to have a hemorrhagic pleural effusion, which is evacuated. A CT scan reveals irregular pleural thickening. A biopsy of the pleural lesions demonstrates the histopathologic features shown in this photomicrograph. The tumor has diffuse expression of pan-cytokeratin. Which of the following markers, if positive, would support a diagnosis of mesothelioma and rule out adenocarcinoma?



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QUESTION 27.5




A.  Cytokeratin 7



B.  Cytokeratin 20



C.  Pancytokeratin



D.  Vimentin



E.  None of the above




  6.  A pleural tumor composed of tubular and papillary structures raises the differential diagnosis between epithelioid mesothelioma and adenocarcinoma. Which of the following immunostains would be positive if the tumor were a mesothelioma?




A.  Ber-EP4



B.  BG-8



C.  Calretinin



D.  Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)

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Dec 23, 2016 | Posted by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE | Comments Off on Pleura

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