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RESIDENT CASE STUDIES

Week 3 May 5 - May 9, 2003: Case 3

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71-year-old woman with clot in the iliac and popliteal arteries

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Questions:

  1. The histological findings are most consistent with which one of the following?
  1. Organizing thrombus
  2. Metastatic carcinoma
  3. Hemangioma
  4. Myxoma
  5. Myxoid sarcoma

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  1. Which of the following is (are) true for the above lesion?
    1. Can be associated with skin lesions, endocrine and cardiac abnormalities
    2. May present with recurrent pulmonary emboli or peripheral emboli
    3. Considered as a benign neoplasm
    4. None of the above
    5. All of the above

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Week 3 Case 3 Discussion