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Question 20.4.6. Familial and genetic syndromes associated with GIST include all of the

following, EXCEPT:

A. Cowden syndrome

B. Familial paraganglioma

C. Carney triad

D. Neurofibromatosis

Question 20.4.7. Conditions that predispose one to the development of small intestinal

cancer are the following, EXCEPT:

A. Crohn’s disease

B. Familial adenomatous polyposis

C. Celiac disease

D. Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

E. All of the above

Question 20.4.8. What is the most common type of small bowel malignancy?

A. Adenocarcinoma

B. Lymphoma

C. Carcinoid

D. Schwannoma

Question 20.4.9. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of primary intestinal

mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma?

A. Association with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

B. The majority of patients present with stage I and II

C. Most common in men

D. Associated with the translocationt(11;14)

Question 20.4.10.Which of the following statements regarding small bowel adenocarci-

noma is FALSE?

A. Duodenum is the most common location.

B. Jejunal and ileal tumors are associated with worse outcomes.

C. There is a slight male predominance in men.

D. Patients with duodenal tumors are usually older than those with more

distal lesions.