FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2017
PATHOLOGY
PAPER III

POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
Time 3 hours PATH/D/17/32/III
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. Pathology of pancreas in diabetes mellitus.
Etiology and pathology of acute necrotizing lymphadenitis.
5+5
2. Types and morphology of endometrial stromal tumours
Placental site trophoblastic lesions
5+5
3. Histological variants of papillary carcinoma thyroid and their
clinical significance.
Disorders of neuromuscular junction
5+5
4. Differential diagnosis of cutaneous lymphoid infiltrates.
Prognostic factors in neuroblastoma
5+5
5. Morphologic patterns of interstitial disease of lung
Pathology of liver in extra hepatic biliary atresia
5+5
6. Pathology of tamoxifen treated endometrium
Childhood cystic lesions of kidney
5+5
7. Pathogenesis of gastric atrophy
Intraductal proliferative lesions of breast
5+5
8. Pathology of adenomatoid malformation of lung
Gleason's grading of carcinoma prostate
5+5
9. Morphologic variants of osteogenic sarcoma
Malignant progression in Barrett's oesophagus
5+5
10. Precursor lesions of hepatocellular carcinoma
Give logistic approach to differentiate benign from malignant
mesothelial lesions.
5+5