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Conceptual Q ------------------------------- Quick - irfanmir - ArchivalUser - 09-12-2008

A mother takes her 4-year-old to a pediatrician because the child is having chronic, severe headaches. Physical examination demonstrates poor visual tracking with one eye, which had not been present 1 year previously. The pediatrician orders a CT scan of the head, which demonstrates a cystic 4-cm mass above the pituitary gland.Resection of the tumor reveals a cystic lesion filled with dark, oily fluid containing granular debris. Histologic
examination of the tumor would most likely demonstrate a tumor with areas resembling which of the following?

A. Autonomic ganglion

B. Brain

C. Skin

D. Thyroid

E. Tooth enamel organ

ans in 5 min


0 - ArchivalUser - 09-12-2008

E-----


0 - ArchivalUser - 09-12-2008

yes E craniopharyngioma


0 - ArchivalUser - 09-12-2008

E....


0 - ArchivalUser - 09-12-2008

E


0 - ArchivalUser - 09-12-2008

right ans is E