CPSP IMM Surgery MCQs

Coagulative necrosis is a pattern of cell death with preserved tissue architecture, typical of ischaemia in solid organs except brain.

Caseous necrosis is a friable cheese-like pattern of necrosis classically associated with tuberculosis.

Granuloma is an organised collection of activated macrophages formed in response to persistent inflammation.

Dysplasia is disordered epithelial growth with cytological atypia that may precede malignancy.

Metaplasia is a reversible replacement of one mature cell type by another better suited to stress.

Amyloidosis is extracellular deposition of misfolded protein in a beta-pleated sheet configuration.

Apoptosis is programmed cell death with cell shrinkage and minimal inflammation.

Reed-Sternberg cell is a large atypical cell classically associated with Hodgkin lymphoma.

Atherosclerosis is intimal lipid-rich plaque formation in medium and large arteries.

Intestinal perforation is a full-thickness breach of bowel that may release contents into the peritoneal cavity.

Necrotising soft-tissue infection is a rapidly progressive infection causing fascial and tissue necrosis and requiring urgent surgery.

Thyroidectomy is surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland.