Pathology EMQ template.

Name:

Candidate number:

Theme: Lymphoma

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Burkitt’s Lymphoma	I	Epstein-Barr virus
B	CML	J	T-cell Lymphoma
C	Hodgkins Disease	K	CLL
D	MALT lymphoma	L	TB infection
E	ALL	M	Diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma
F	Mikulicz’s syndrome	N
G	Follicular Lymphoma	O
H	AML	P

 

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. Presence of Reed-Sternberg cells in blood film

 

 

2. Non-curable disorder with median survival of 12-15 years

 

 

3. Seven-year-old Nigerian boy with a one month history of ulcerated jaw swelling which had been treated with antibiotics.

 

 

4. 22 year old student presents with 3 week history of fever and night sweats and pain on drinking alcohol. On examination, painless swelling in the neck.

 

 

5. Diagnosed by the presence of Philadelphia chromosome

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. C

2. G

3. A

4. C

5. B