Respiratory Pathology — MCQs

Bronchogenic cysts occur commonly in which location?

A 45-year-old man with cirrhosis due to alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency receives a liver transplant. He is at increased risk of developing which of the following types of emphysema?

Which of the following is true about Sarcoidosis?

What is the most common cause of primary lung abscess?

Bilateral pleural plaques and pulmonary fibrosis involving the lung bases are hallmarks of which condition?

Histopathology of a lung cancer shows 'Clara cells'. What is the probable diagnosis?

All of the following statements about small cell carcinomas are true, except?

A 68-year-old woman with a history of heavy smoking and repeated bouts of pneumonia presents with a 2-week history of fever and productive cough. A chest X-ray reveals a right lower lobe infiltrate, and a trans-bronchial biopsy confirms pneumonia and shows preneoplastic changes within the bronchial mucosa. Which of the following best characterizes the morphology of this bronchial mucosal lesion?

Which is the most commonly mutated gene in surfactant dysfunction disorders?

A 60-year-old male with a chronic history of asbestos exposure presents with a mass in the apex of the right lung. Which of the following would be seen on electron microscopy of a biopsy from the lesion?