Pancreas

Question 1

What pathologic pattern? Abdominal pain, n/v, tachycardia; elevated serum amylase and lipase

Answer 1

Acute pancreatitis

Question 2

Name the top two causes of acute pancreatitis

Answer 2

1. Gall Stones 2. Alcohol Intoxication

Question 3

Name three complications of acute pancreatits.

Answer 3

Paralytic Ileus, intra-abdominal hemorrhage, pseudocyst formation

Question 4

In addition to X-ray/CT, what are three additional diagnostic techniques that may be useful in chronic pancreatitis?

Answer 4

Endoscopic ultrasound, secretin test, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Question 5

Name three complications of chronic pancreatitis that occur secondary to malabsorption.

Answer 5

Weight loss, Anemia (B12 malabsorption), Bleeding problems (Vitamin K malabsorption)

Question 6

What pathologic pattern? Most common type of pancreatic cancer

Answer 6

Adenocarcinoma

Question 7

What pathologic pattern? Pancreatic tumor originating from islet cells with favorable prognosis.

Answer 7

Neuroendocrine tumor

Question 8

What pathologic pattern? Pancreatic enlargement with duct narrowing; similar presentation to pancreatic cancer

Answer 8

Autoimmune pancreatitis

Question 9

What pathologic pattern? Gross pathology demonstrates hemorrhagic necrosis with yellow regions of autodigested adipose tissue

Answer 9

Acute pancreatitis

Question 10

Which pathologic pattern? Gland-forming tumor with nuclear atypia

Answer 10

Adenocarcinoma

Question 11

Which pathologic pattern? Well-demarcated tumor without duct disruption, ribbon-like growth pattern, regular round nuclear with granular pattern

Answer 11

Neuroendocrine tumor