ABPath Anatomic Pathology

Question 1

Which of the following is the most common type of lung cancer in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Non-small cell lung cancer

Answer

Small cell lung cancer

Answer

Mesothelioma

Answer

Carcinoid tumor

Question 2

What is the characteristic histologic feature of Crohn’s disease?

Accepted Answer

Granulomas

Answer

Crypt abscesses

Answer

Goblet cell hyperplasia

Answer

Villous atrophy

Question 3

Which of the following is the most common site of metastasis for prostate cancer?

Accepted Answer

Bone

Answer

Liver

Answer

Lungs

Answer

Brain

Question 4

Which type of skin cancer is associated with the highest mortality rate?

Accepted Answer

Melanoma

Answer

Basal cell carcinoma

Answer

Squamous cell carcinoma

Answer

Actinic keratosis

Question 5

What is the most common genetic mutation in colorectal cancer?

Accepted Answer

KRAS mutation

Answer

TP53 mutation

Answer

BRCA1 mutation

Answer

BRAF mutation

Question 6

Which of the following is the hallmark feature of hepatic cirrhosis on histopathological examination?

Accepted Answer

Portal fibrosis

Answer

Hepatocyte ballooning

Answer

Mallory bodies

Answer

Microvesicular steatosis

Question 7

What is the most common type of thyroid cancer?

Accepted Answer

Papillary thyroid cancer

Answer

Follicular thyroid cancer

Answer

Medullary thyroid cancer

Answer

Anaplastic thyroid cancer

Question 8

Which of the following findings is most characteristic of a myocardial infarction on histology within the first 24 hours?

Accepted Answer

Coagulative necrosis

Answer

Granulation tissue

Answer

Neutrophil infiltration

Answer

Fibrosis

Question 9

Which of the following is a key histopathologic feature of Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

Neurofibrillary tangles

Answer

Lewy bodies

Answer

Beta-amyloid plaques

Answer

Astrocytosis