ABDOMEN REVIEW EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following more commonly invades the inferior vena cava?
a. Transitional cell carcinoma
b. Colon cancer
c. Malignant melanoma
d Renal cell carcinoma associated - ANS D
Which of the following is NOT associated with an increase incidence in renal cell carcinoma?
a. Tuberous sclerosis
b. Multiple sclerosis
c. Long term dialysis
d. Von Hippel Lindau syndrome - ANS B
Which of the following is also known as hamartoma?
a Angiomyolipoma
b. Renal cell carcinoma
c. Hepatocellular carcinoma
d. Lipoma - ANS A
A 3 year old boy present's with hematuria and a palpable left flank mass. Sonography shows a
solid renal mass. This finding would most likely suggest:
a) Hypernephroma
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,b.) Wilm's tumor
c. Neuroblastoma
d. Infantile polycystic kidney disease - ANS B
Which statement about the kidneys is false?
a The kidneys are mobile within the retroperitoneum
b. The kidneys consist of an internal medulla and external cortex
c.) The kidneys rest on the psoas laterally and quadratus lumborum medially
d. Renal pyramids are found within the medullary region - ANS C
Anechoic masses that occur around a renal transplant include all the following except:
a. Urinoma
b. Lymphocele
c. Hematoma
d. Baker's cyst - ANS D
The most common reported cause of a palpable abdominal mass in a newborn is?
a. Neuroblastoma
b. Hydronephrosis
c. Wilm's tumor
d. Multicystic dysplastic kidney - ANS D
Which organ is most likely to be affected in adult polycystic kidney disease?
a. Ovary
b. Liver
c. Pancreas
d. Spleen - ANS B
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, Bilateral echogenic kidneys in newborns most likely represents?
A. Multicystic dysplastic kidneys
B. Bilateral Hydronephrosis
C. Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
d. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - ANS C
The most common cause of acute kidney injury/acute renal failure is:
a.) Acute tubular necrosis
b. Renal artery thrombosis
c. Acute glomerulonephrosis
d. Renal vein thrombosis - ANS A
A Hypernephroma is a solid renal mass. It is known as all the following except:
A. Transitional cell carcinoma
B. Renal cell carcinoma
C. Adenocarcinoma of the kidney
D. Hypernephroma of kidney - ANS A
You are scanning a patient and notice that the right and left kidneys are attached at their lower
poles. What anomaly is present?
a. Duplicated collecting system
b. Horseshoe kidney
c. Supernumerary kidney
d. Pelvic kidney - ANS B
During a renal sonogram, you notice a 1.5 cm thickening of the left lateral renal cortex. This
most likely represents:
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following more commonly invades the inferior vena cava?
a. Transitional cell carcinoma
b. Colon cancer
c. Malignant melanoma
d Renal cell carcinoma associated - ANS D
Which of the following is NOT associated with an increase incidence in renal cell carcinoma?
a. Tuberous sclerosis
b. Multiple sclerosis
c. Long term dialysis
d. Von Hippel Lindau syndrome - ANS B
Which of the following is also known as hamartoma?
a Angiomyolipoma
b. Renal cell carcinoma
c. Hepatocellular carcinoma
d. Lipoma - ANS A
A 3 year old boy present's with hematuria and a palpable left flank mass. Sonography shows a
solid renal mass. This finding would most likely suggest:
a) Hypernephroma
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,b.) Wilm's tumor
c. Neuroblastoma
d. Infantile polycystic kidney disease - ANS B
Which statement about the kidneys is false?
a The kidneys are mobile within the retroperitoneum
b. The kidneys consist of an internal medulla and external cortex
c.) The kidneys rest on the psoas laterally and quadratus lumborum medially
d. Renal pyramids are found within the medullary region - ANS C
Anechoic masses that occur around a renal transplant include all the following except:
a. Urinoma
b. Lymphocele
c. Hematoma
d. Baker's cyst - ANS D
The most common reported cause of a palpable abdominal mass in a newborn is?
a. Neuroblastoma
b. Hydronephrosis
c. Wilm's tumor
d. Multicystic dysplastic kidney - ANS D
Which organ is most likely to be affected in adult polycystic kidney disease?
a. Ovary
b. Liver
c. Pancreas
d. Spleen - ANS B
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, Bilateral echogenic kidneys in newborns most likely represents?
A. Multicystic dysplastic kidneys
B. Bilateral Hydronephrosis
C. Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
d. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - ANS C
The most common cause of acute kidney injury/acute renal failure is:
a.) Acute tubular necrosis
b. Renal artery thrombosis
c. Acute glomerulonephrosis
d. Renal vein thrombosis - ANS A
A Hypernephroma is a solid renal mass. It is known as all the following except:
A. Transitional cell carcinoma
B. Renal cell carcinoma
C. Adenocarcinoma of the kidney
D. Hypernephroma of kidney - ANS A
You are scanning a patient and notice that the right and left kidneys are attached at their lower
poles. What anomaly is present?
a. Duplicated collecting system
b. Horseshoe kidney
c. Supernumerary kidney
d. Pelvic kidney - ANS B
During a renal sonogram, you notice a 1.5 cm thickening of the left lateral renal cortex. This
most likely represents:
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