Endocrine Pathology — MCQs

Which of the following statements regarding Hashimoto's thyroiditis is FALSE?

Pheochromocytoma is usually associated with?

A 37-year-old woman presents with a one-week history of difficulty swallowing and a feeling of fullness in the anterior neck. She had a mild upper respiratory tract infection one month prior. On examination, her temperature is 37.4°C, pulse is 74/min, respirations are 16/min, and blood pressure is 122/80 mm Hg. Palpation of her diffusely enlarged thyroid is painful. Laboratory studies reveal an increased serum T4 level and a decreased TSH level. Two months later, her symptoms have resolved, and her T4 level is normal. Which of the following conditions is most likely to have produced these findings?

FNAC is the least diagnostic in which of the following thyroid conditions?

Calcitonin is a marker of which thyroid malignancy?

For which one of the following tumors is gastrin a biochemical marker?

A 36-year-old woman presents with a nontender thyroid nodule, intermittent watery diarrhea, and a family history of thyroid cancer. A needle biopsy reveals malignant cells and homogeneous eosinophilic material. The thyroid nodule is found to be "cold" by radioiodine scintiscan. Congo red staining of the nodule reveals birefringent amyloid stroma, and genetic studies show a familial cancer syndrome. In addition to hyperparathyroidism, which of the following neoplastic diseases is this patient at risk of developing?

The term fetal adenoma is used for which of the following conditions?

Anti-thyroglobulin antibodies are seen in which of the following conditions?

What is the only reliable method to distinguish between a follicular adenoma and a follicular carcinoma?