Pancreatic Pathology Practice Questions

Question 1

What is the difference between acute and chronic pancreatitis?

Accepted Answer

Acute pancreatitis has reversible changes.

Answer

Alcohol causes only acute pancreatitis.

Answer

Chronic pancreatitis shows no signs of inflammation.

Answer

Acute pancreatitis affects mainly the younger population.

Question 2

What is the most common primary site of malignancy that leads to secondary metastases in the pancreas?

Accepted Answer

Lung

Answer

Breast

Answer

Colon

Answer

Stomach

Question 3

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm is a precursor of which of the following entities?

Accepted Answer

Ductal adenocarcinoma

Answer

Mucinous cystic neoplasm

Answer

Mucinous non-cystic neoplasm

Answer

Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm

Question 4

Which of the following conditions has the highest risk of progressing to pancreatic carcinoma?

Accepted Answer

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms

Answer

Pseudopancreatic cyst

Answer

Serous cystic neoplasms

Answer

Mucinous cystic neoplasms

Question 5

Which of the following statements is false regarding hereditary pancreatitis?

Accepted Answer

Autosomal recessive inheritance

Answer

Mutation of the cationic trypsinogen gene

Answer

Hereditary pancreatitis is associated with chromosome 7

Answer

Increased risk of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic Pathology — MCQs