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12182 Pathology

A 6-year-old girl has a blotchy, reddish-brown rash on her face, trunk, and proximal extremities that developed over the course of 3 days. On physical examination, she has 0.2-cm to 0.5-cm ulcerated lesions on the oral cavity mucosa and generalized tender lymphadenopathy. A cough with minimal sputum production becomes progressively worse over the next 3 days. Which of the following viruses is most likely to produce these findings?

AEpstein-Barr
BMumps
CRubella
DRubeola
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12186 Pathology

A 42-year-old woman has noted increasing fullness in her neck for the past 7 months. On physical examination, her thyroid gland is diffusely and asymmetrically enlarged and nodular. There is no lymphadenopathy. She undergoes thyroidectomy. Gross examination of the thyroid shows a multicentric thyroid neoplasm; microscopically, the neoplasm is composed of polygonal-to spindle-shaped cells forming nests and trabeculae. There is a prominent, pink hyaline stroma that stains positively with Congo red. Electron microscopy shows varying numbers of intracytoplasmic, membrane-bound, electron-dense granules. Immunohistochemical staining for which of the following antigens is most useful for the diagnosis of this neoplasm?

ACalcitonin
BCD3
CCytokeratin
DEstrogen receptor
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