Name: Bibek Das

Theme: Endocrine Disease

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Adrenal adenoma	I	Parathyroid carcinoma
B	Adrenal carcinoma	J	Phaeochromocytoma
C	Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid	K	Primary lymphoma of the thyroid
D	Follicular carcinoma of the thyroid	L	Sipple syndrome
E	Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid	M	Small cell lung cancer
F	Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid	N	Thyroid adenoma
G	Paraganglioma	O	Wermer syndrome
H	Parathyroid adenoma	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. A 42-year-old man was discovered to have hypertension. Blood investigations showed: K: 3.1mmol/l; Na: 155mmol/l Ur:6.6mmol/l; Cr:109mcmol/l. A CT scan revealed the cause of the hypertension.

 

2. Occurs as a consequence of a germline mutation of RET.

 

 

3. Measurement of plasma or urine free metanephrines is recommended as the initial investigation if this tumour is suspected.

 

 

4. More common in children who have received irradiation of the neck or chest.

 

 

5. More common in patients with Hashimoto’s disease.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. A

2. L or E

3. J

4. F

5. K