Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Laura Jade Sehinson

Theme: Thyroid

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Grave’s disease	I	Medullary thyroid carcinoma
B	Plummer’s disease	J	Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma
C	Thyroid adenoma	K	Thyroglossal cyst
D	Hashimoto’s thyroiditis	L	Toxic multinodular goitre
E	Viral de Quervain’s thyroiditis	M	Normal
F	Lipoma	N
G	Papillary thyroid carcinoma	O
H	Follicular thyroid carcinoma	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. Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies have been detected in a young female. Which condition is this most commonly associated with?

 

 

2. A 30 year old female presents with 2 smooth, solid lumps on her neck. Thyroid scan shows them to be ‘cold’ nodules.

 

 

3. A young man presents with a swelling in the midline of the neck which moves upwards when he sticks his tongue out.

 

 

4. A 40 year old female has an irregular hard mass on her neck with cervical lymphadenopathy. She does not report any symptoms. What is this most likely to be?

 

5. A 50 year old man with a history of hyperparathyroidism and phaeochromocytoma. What other condition is he at risk of?

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. D

2. C

3. K

4. G

5. I