A Review of Articles From Last Month's Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.Listed below are questions based on articles that appeared in last month's issue of the ARCHIVES. Answers appear inverted at the bottom of the page. 1. Breast carcinoma (Figure) presenting during or shortly after pregnancy and lactation has a high incidence of: a. grade III invasive ductal carcinoma b. totally or partly mucinous mucinous /mu·ci·nous/ (mu´si-nus) resembling, or marked by formation of, mucin. mucinous relating to, resembling or containing mucin. c. mostly estrogen and progesterone receptor negative progesterone receptor negative Oncology A status of breast CA cells that lack a receptor to which progesterone attach, and thus don't respond to hormonal manipulation d. a, b, & c e. a & b (from Breast Carcinoma Presenting During or Shortly After Pregnancy and Lactation--Shousha) [Figure ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Baron Guillaume Dupuytren provided the first descriptions of fracture of the lower end of the fibula fibula (fĭb`yələ): see leg. . True or False? (from Baron Guillaume Dupuytren--Jay) 3. Benign prostatic epithelial polyps Polyps A tumor with a small flap that attaches itself to the wall of various vascular organs such as the nose, uterus and rectum. Polyps bleed easily, and if they are suspected to be cancerous they should be surgically removed. , although found in the bladder and ureteral ureteral pertaining to or emanating from the ureter. ureteral calculus ureterolith. ureteral distention ureterectasis. orifice, are most commonly found in the prostatic urethra. True or False? (from Urinary Cytologic Findings in Patients With Benign and Malignant Adenomatous Polyps of the Prostatic Urethra--Schnadig et al) 4. Factors considered of diagnostic importance (Category I) that are necessary for clinical patient management in breast cancer include a. histologic grade b. mitotic figure count c. hormone receptor status d. a & c e. all of the above (from Prognostic Factors in Breast Cancer: College of American Pathologists This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Consensus Statement 1999--Fitzgibbons et al) 5. The only person qualified to evaluate a physician's performance, on behalf of a patient, is another physician. True or False? (from The Challenge of Variation in Medical Practice--James & Hammond) 6. Factors which remain to be validated statistically (Category II) in the study of prostate cancer are: a. tumor volume b. histologic type c. prostate specific antigen PSA (Prostate specific antigen) A tumor marker associated with prostate cancer. Mentioned in: Tumor Markers levels d. a & b e. all of the above (from Prognostic Factors in Prostate Cancer: College of American Pathologists Consensus Statement 1999--Bostwick et al) Answers: 1, e. 2, T. 3, T. 4, e. 5, T. 6, d. |
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