Samplex 2014 Flashcards
Which of the following tissues will be likely to be negative for estrogen receptors?
A. normal breast duct
B. lactating duct
C. hyperplastic duct
D. poorly differentiated ductal carcinoma
D
Which of the following has the worst prognosis?
A. Ductal carcinoma, no specific type
B. Mucinous carcinoma
C. Tubular carcinoma
D. Lobular carcinoma
A`
The following carcinomas involve tubular duct lobular units except for:
A. Lobular carcinoma
B. Invasive ductal carcinoma
C. Angiosarcoma
D. Metaplastic carcinoma
C
Tissue fat necrosis of breast tissue can be clinically misdiagnosed as neoplasia
A. True
B. False
NA
The characteristic dyshesive loose pattern sometimes seen in lobular carcinoma is due to the lack of:
A. Estrogen
B. Human epidermal growth factor
C. E-cadherin
D. P63
C
The intergrity of the myoepithelial cells defines whether a breast carcinoma is in situ or invasive
A. True
B. False
A
Microinvasive carcinoma is diagnosed only when the invasive foci measures 1mm or less and the rest of the lesion will show only in situ lesion. There should be no other invasive foci measuring more than 1 mm.
A. True
B. False
A
A metaplastic carcinoma will have all of the following features except
A. a malignant epithelial component
B. a metaplastic epithelial component
C. a metaplastic stromal component
D. a benign, dense stromal component
B
Characteristic of classic medullary carcinoma except:
A. Presence of recognizable ducts
B. Pleiomorphic cells
C. Lymphoplasmocytic changes
D. Estrogen receptor negative
C
The most important prognostic factor in breast carcinoma is
A. status of axillary lymph nodes
B. histologic type of tumor
C. multifocality
D. family history
A
True of sporadic breast cancers except
A. Younger age of menarche
B. Estrogen dependent
C. Affects older age group
D. One has increased risk if paternal grandmother has breast CA
D
Hereditary breast cancer is commonly associated with the following except
A. younger age group
B. more aggressive than sporadic breast cancer
C. negative for estrogen and progesterone receptors
D. most common is medullary carcinoma
C
Which of the following has the best prognosis?
A. mucinous carcinoma
B. invasive papillary carcinoma
C. well-differentiated invasive ductal carcinoma
D. microinvasive ductal carcinoma
D
Difference between phyllodes and fibroadenoma
a) Size of tumor. Phyllodes larger than FA
b) Border. FA has well defined border
c) Stromal cell. Phyllodes have more cellular stroma
d) Ductal patterns. FA has pericanalicular growth pattern
C
Not a fibroepithelial lesion
A. Fibroadenoma
B. Phylloides tumor
C. Spindle cell CA
C
Metastatic foci from a malignant phylloid tumor arise from which part of the primary lesion?
A. Stroma
B. Ducts
C. Both Ducts and Stroma
D. None of the above
A
Bloom and Richardson grading includes the following except:
a. Mitotic count
b. Degree of duct formation
c. Nuclear grade
d. Size of tumor
D
Which of the following is NOT a morphologic pattern of ductal carcinoma in situ?
a. Solid
b. Cribriform
c. Papillary
d. Metaplastic
D
This type of DCIS present with cookie cutter shapes and thick bridges
a. Solid
b. Mucinous
c. Cribriform
d. Papillary
C
Lobular carcinoma can metastasize to the following organs EXCEPT:
a. Leptomeninges
b. Female genital tract
c. Gastrointestinal tract
d. Thyroid gland
D
Seen in fat necrosis except:
a. foamy macrophages
b. giant cell
c. lympholytic infiltrates
d. dense fibrotic stroma
C
Poorly differentiated ductal carcinomas arise en toto from well differentiated breast carcinomas
A. True B. False
B