FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2018

POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.
PATHOLOGY
PAPER-III
PATH/J/18/32/III
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks:100
Important Instructions:
Attempt all questions in order.
Each question carries 10 marks.
Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all the parts of a single question together.
Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:

1. Pathogenesis of celiac disease.
Pathological features and diagnostic criteria of autoimmune
hepatitis.
5+5
2. Pathogenesis, immunochemistry and genetics of
gastrointestinal stromal tumour.
Current classification of glial tumours.
5+5
3. Pathological features of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN
type I).
Differential diagnosis of bullous lesions of skin.
5+5
4. Pathology of cystic renal diseases.
Role of immunohistochemistry in differential diagnosis of
small round cell tumour.
5+5
5. Smoking related Interstitial lung disease.
Pathology of renal osteodystrophy.
5+5
6. Differential diagnosis of giant cell rich tumours of bone.
Differential diagnosis of mediastinal mass lesions.
5+5
7. Variants of papillary carcinoma thyroid.
Cystic pancreatic neoplasms.
5+5
8. Viral meningoencephalitis
Neoplastic colonic polyps
5+5
9. Molecular subtypes of cancer of endometrium.
Pseudosarcomatous lesions.
5+5
10. Non infective thrombotic endocarditis.
Pathology of hepatocellular carcinoma
5+5