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1721 Pathology

A 45-year-old male alcoholic with a history of poal hypeension presents with vomiting of blood (hematemesis) and hypotension. He denies any history of vomiting nonblood material or retching prior to vomiting blood. During workup he dies suddenly. Based on his history and physical findings, histologic sections from his esophagus would most likely reveal

AColumnar epithelium in the distal esophagus
BDecreased ganglion cells in the myenteric plexus
CDilated blood vessels in the submucosa
DMucosal outpouchings (diveicula) in the distal esophagus
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1726 Pathology

The parents of a 17-year-old boy with Down syndrome seek counseling because they are concerned that their son may develop a life-threatening disorder known to be associated with his chromosomal abnormality. The physician should be prepared to discuss which of the following disorders in terms of its association with Down syndrome?

ABerry aneurysm of the circle of Willis
BCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease
CLymphoblastic leukemia
DMedullary carcinoma of the thyroid
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