Respiratory Pathology — MCQs

Smoking is most strongly associated with which type of lung cancer?

The histologic entity that has the worst prognosis in interstitial lung disease is?

Bilateral lymphadenopathy, along with non-caseating granulomas, is a characteristic feature of which condition?

A 46-year-old woman presents with insidious onset of shortness of breath, chest pain, and fatigue. Chest X-ray films reveal bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and enlarged hilar lymph nodes. A biopsy of one of these lesions shows non-necrotizing granulomas. Special stains for fungi and mycobacteria are negative. The patient works as a secretary and has no history of occupational exposure to airborne minerals or organic dusts. Which of the following is the MOST likely diagnosis?

A 68-year-old coal miner with a history of smoking and emphysema develops severe air-flow obstruction and expires. Autopsy reveals a "black lung," with coal-dust nodules scattered throughout the parenchyma and a central area of dense fibrosis. The coal dust entrapped within this miner's lung was sequestered primarily by which of the following cells?

Hypercalcemia is most commonly seen in which type of lung cancer?

Which paraneoplastic syndrome is not seen with Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung?

Hyperplasia of smooth muscle of the airway is seen in which of the following conditions?

A 65-year-old man with a history of working in a shipyard for 10 years and then for 5 years installing fire retardant insulation, presenting with 11 years of progressive dyspnea, respiratory failure, and hypoxemia, has a CT scan showing a large mass encasing the left lung. Which of the following findings is most likely to be seen on a chest radiograph in this patient?

As opposed to lobar pneumonia, bronchopneumonia is characterized grossly and microscopically by: