Endocrine Pathology — MCQs

Lymphatic spread is most commonly seen in which type of thyroid carcinoma?

A 40-year-old woman has experienced increasingly frequent episodes of weakness accompanied by numbness and tingling in her hands and feet for the past year. On examination, her blood pressure is 168/112 mm Hg. Laboratory studies show sodium, 142 mmol/L; potassium, 2.9 mmol/L; chloride, 104 mmol/L; HCO3-, 28 mmol/L; and glucose, 74 mg/dL. Her plasma renin activity is low. Which of the following radiologic findings is most likely to be present in this woman?

A 14-year-old girl noticed gradual neck enlargement during the past 8 months. On physical examination, her thyroid gland is diffusely enlarged. Her serum TSH level is normal. A dietary history is most likely to reveal that she has begun eating more of which of the following foods?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid?

All are true regarding medullary carcinoma of thyroid except?

Which of the following statements is false regarding pituitary adenoma?

FNAC is useful in all the following types of thyroid carcinoma except?

Which one of the following variants of papillary carcinoma thyroid occurs in younger individuals, including children, with lymphonodal metastases in almost all cases and morphologically simulates Hashimoto thyroiditis?

Which is the least common thyroid malignancy?

Pheochromocytoma is a neoplasm derived from which of the following cell types?