ARDMS ABDOMEN EXAM REVIEW WITH
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where are insulinomas usually found? Correct Answer pancreas
define lipoma Correct Answer benign tumor that consists of fat
where are lipomas commonly found? Correct Answer liver,
spleen, kidney
define oncocytoma Correct Answer benign tumor consisting of
oncocytes
where are oncocytomas commonly found? Correct Answer
kidney
define pheochromocytoma Correct Answer benign tumor that
consists of chromaffin cells of the adrenal gland
where are pheochromocytomas usually found? Correct Answer
adrenal gland
define teratoma Correct Answer benign tumor that consists of
tissue from all three germ layers
where are teratomas usually found? Correct Answer testicle and
ovary
define urinoma Correct Answer localized collection of urine
where can urinomas be found? Correct Answer next to a kidney
transplant
,define adenocarcinoma Correct Answer cancer of glandular
origin
where are adenocarcinomas usually found? Correct Answer
pancreas and gastrointestinal tract
define angiosarcoma Correct Answer cancer in the lining of
vessels
where are angiosarcomas usually found? Correct Answer spleen
define choriocarcinoma Correct Answer cancer that consists of
trophoblastic cells
where is choriocarcinomas usually found? Correct Answer
testicle
define cholangiocarcinoma Correct Answer cancer of the bile
ducts
where is cholangiocarcinoma found? Correct Answer biliary tree
define cystadenocarcinoma Correct Answer cancer that is
fundamentally adenocarcinoma with cystic components
where can cystadenocarcinoma commonly be found? Correct
Answer pancreas
define embryonal cell carcinoma and yolk sac tumor Correct
Answer cancer that is of germ cell origin
where are embryonal cell carcinoma and yolk sac tumors usually
found? Correct Answer testicle
,define follicular carcinoma Correct Answer cancer of aggressive
abnormal epithelial cells
where is follicular carcinoma usually found? Correct Answer
thyroid
define hepatocellular carcinoma Correct Answer cancer that
originates in the hepatocytes
where is hepatocellular carcinoma found? Correct Answer liver
define hypernephroma Correct Answer cancer that originates in
the tubules of the kidney
what is another name for renal cell carcinoma? Correct Answer
hypernephroma
define lymphoma Correct Answer cancer of the lymphatic system
where is lymphoma commonly found? Correct Answer spleen
and kidney
define papillary carcinoma Correct Answer cancer that has
formation of many irregular, fingerlike projections
where is papillary carcinoma commonly found? Correct Answer
thyroid
define seminoma Correct Answer cancer that originates in the
seminiferous tubules
where are seminomas usually found? Correct Answer testicle
define transitional cell carcinoma Correct Answer cancer that
originates in the transitional epithelium of an organ or structure
, where is transitional cell carcinoma usually found? Correct
Answer bladder, ureter, kidney
where are neuroblastomas usually found? Correct Answer
adrenal gland
where are hepatoblastomas usually found? Correct Answer liver
where are nephroblastomas usually found? Correct Answer
kidney
where are Wilm's tumors usually found? Correct Answer kidney
an abscess that develops from a parasite that grows in the colon
and invades the liver via the portal vein Correct Answer amebic
abscess
the condition of having a deficient number of red blood cells
Correct Answer anemia
an inherited disease that results in the development of renal, liver,
and pancreatic cysts late in life Correct Answer autosomal
dominant polycystic kidney disease
the region of the liver not covered by peritoneum Correct Answer
bare area
a growth disorder syndrome synonymous with enlargement of
several organs including the skull, tongue, and liver Correct
Answer Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
a syndrome described as the occlusion of the hepatic veins, with
possible co-existing occlusion of the IVC Correct Answer Budd-
Chiari syndrome
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