29.4.13(RS,GIT,CNS pathology) 1 Flashcards
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Tumor having high likelihood of metastasising to brain?
Choriocarcinoma
Meningioma arises from?
Arachnoid villi
CNS tumours showing calcification?
Oligodendroglioma(cystic),meningioma,craniopharyngioma
Charcot triad in multiple sclerosis?
Scanning speech
Intension tremor
Nystagmus(SIN)
Brain atrophy affects which lobes in Alzheimer’s disease?
Frontal
Superior temporal
Major component of lewy bodies
Alpha-synuclein
Three common causes of dementia?
- Alzheimers disease
- multi infarct dementia
- lewy body dementia
Microglial nodules in CNS?
HIV
Cowdry type A inclusions?
Herpes simplex
Pathognomonic feature of PML?
Ground glass appearance of oligodendrocyte nuclei
Neurons most sensitive to ischemia?
Purkinje cells of cerebellum
Pyramidal neurons of sommer’s sector in hippocampus
Most common endocrine tumor of pancreas
Insulinoma
Most common site of VIPoma?
Pancreas
Most common tumor of appendix?
Carcinoid
Most common site of carcinoid
Distal ileum
Most common cause of pseudomyxoma peritonei?
Appendicular carcinoma
Candle drippings( subependymal nodules of glimpses protruding into ventricles)
Tuberous sclerosis
Cerebrovasculosa
Anencephaly
Astrocytoma
Medulloblastoma
Ependymoma
Which among the following contains GFAP?
Astrocytoma
Ciliary neurotrophic factor
Endogenous pyrogen
Substance found in amyloid angiopathy
Cystatin C
Which brain tumor possess progesterone receptors and may rapidly grow during pregnancy?
Meningioma
Most common site to be affected in peutz jegher syndrome
Jejunum
PAS+ macrophages with bacilli in lamina propria
- whipple
2. MAC in HIV(acid fast)