FC Path(SA) Anat Part II

THE COLLEGES OF MEDICINE OF SOUTH AFRICA

Incorporated Association not for gain
Reg No 1955/000003/08

Final examination for the Fellowship of the
College of Pathologists of South Africa - Anatomical

3 April 2013

Paper 1 (3 hours)

All questions to be answered. Each question to be answered in a separate book (or books if more than one is
required for the answer)
Al die vrae moet beantwoord word. Elke vraag moet in n aparte boek (of boeke indien meer as een nodig is vir n
vraag) geskryf word

1 Discuss
a) The potential utility of molecular pathology in the diagnosis of tumours of thyroid
follicular cells. (12)
b) The molecular classification of breast cancers, with reference to surrogate markers
in classification. (13)
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1 Bespreek
a) Die potensile gebruik van molekulre patologie in die diagnose van tumore van
tiroed follikulre selle. (12)
b) Die molekulre klassifikasie van borskankers, met verwysing na surrogaat merkers
in klassifikasie. (13)
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2 Discuss the impact molecular pathology has played in tumour diagnostics with specific
reference to novel modalities of treatment. [25]

2 Bespreek die invloed van molekulre patologie op tumor diagnose met spesifieke
verwysing na modaliteite van behandeling. [25]

3 Discuss
a) The use of human tissue blocks for research. (12)
b) Predisposing and associated factors in liver carcinoma. (13)
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3 Bespreek
a) Die gebruik van menslike weefselblokke vir navorsing. (12)
b) Predisponerende en geassosieerde faktore in lewerkarsinoom. (13)
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PTO/Page 2 Question 4...
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4 Write short notes on the following
a) The surgical pathologists role in the diagnosis of Hirschsprungs disease. (10)
b) Eosinophilic pneumonia. (5)
c) Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas. (5)
d) The value of TFE3 in diagnostic surgical pathology. (5)
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4 Skryf kort aantekeninge oor die volgende
a) Die chirurgiese patoloog se rol in die diagnose van Hirschsprung se siekte. (10)
b) Eosinofiele pneumonie. (5)
c) Asinre sel karsinoom van die pankreas. (5)
d) Die waarde van TFE3 in diagnostiese chirurgiese patologie. (5)
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FC Path(SA) Anat Part II

THE COLLEGES OF MEDICINE OF SOUTH AFRICA

Incorporated Association not for gain
Reg No 1955/000003/08

Final Examination for the Fellowship of the
College of Pathologists of South Africa - Anatomical

4 April 2013
Paper 2 (3 hours)

All questions to be answered. Each question to be answered in a separate book (or books if more than one is
required for the answer)
Al die vrae moet beantwoord word. Elke vraag moet in n aparte boek (of boeke indien meer as een nodig is vir n
vraag) geskryf word

1 a) Write short notes on the classification of atypia arising within Barrett
oesophagus. (10)
b) Discuss infantile desmoplastic astrocytoma/ganglioglioma. (7)
c) Discuss the spectrum of pathology seen in bone marrow trephine biopsies with HIV
disease. (8)
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1 a) Skryf kort aantekeninge oor die klassifikasie van atipie wat ontstaan in Barrett
esofagus. (10)
b) Bespreek infantiele desmoplastiese astrositoom/ganglioglioom. (7)
c) Bespreek die spektrum van patologie wat gesien word in beenmurg
trefienbiopsies met MIV siekte. (8)
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2 Discuss
a) Therapy associated effects in the prostate gland. (12)
b) Coeliac disease and its differential diagnosis. (13)
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2 Bespreek
a) Terapie geassosieerde effekte in die prostaatklier. (12)
b) Seliak siekte en sy differensile diagnose. (13)
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3 Write short notes on
a) Gray zone lymphomas. (5)
b) Fibro-osseous lesions of the head and neck. (5)
c) Triple negative breast carcinoma. (5)
d) Histopathologic features of acute extrahepatic obstruction. (5)
e) The connective tissue changes in Crohns disease. (5)
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PTO/Page 2 Question 3

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3 Skryf kort aantekeninge oor
a) Grys sone limfome. (5)
b) Fibro-osseuse letsels van die kop en nek. (5)
c) Driemaal negatiewe borskarsinoom. (5)
d) Histopatologiese kenmerke van akute ekstrahepatiese obstruksie. (5)
e) Die bindweefsel veranderinge in Crohn se siekte. (5)
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4 Discuss
a) Endocervical glandular lesions in cervical cytology. (10)
b) Errors in surgical pathology. (8)
c) The pathology of mycetoma. (7)
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4 Bespreek
a) Endoservikale glandulre letsels in servikale sitologie . (10)
b) Foute in chirurgiese patologie. (8)
c) Die patologie van misetoom. (7)
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