HY USMLE Q #1061 – Pathology

A 50-year-old man comes to the physician for a 4-month history of fatigue and periodic headaches, and a 1-month history of abdominal pain. He has no past medical history. Vitals are normal. Physical examination shows a 2-cm left periumbilical mass. Biopsy is shown. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these findings?

  t(9;22) translocation
  t(14;18) translocation
  Adrenal medullary hypersecretion
  Defective DNA repair enzymes
  Transcription factor

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