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Part 5 - MCQs on Benign and Malignant Tumors of Oral Cavity


# All of the following are precancerous conditions except :
A. SLE
B. Puetz-Jeghers syndrome
C. Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
D. Xeroderma pigmentosum

# Carcinoma of the cheek:
A. Characteristically is columnar-celled
B. Has a recognized association with chewing gum
C. Has a recognized association with chewing betel nut
D. Has a recognized association with geographic tongue

# The most common site of metastasis from the mandibular sarcoma is :
A. Lung
B. Liver
C. Spleen
D. Heart

# A patient complains of numbness of lower lip. There is no history of tooth extraction. It could be :
A. Infection
B. Metastatic neoplasia
C. Dental manipulation
D. CNS disease

# The most common malignant tumor of the gingiva is :
A. Malignant melanoma
B. Sarcoma
C. Fibrosarcoma
D. Squamous cell carcinoma

# Swelling and redness of the orifices of minor salivary glands of the palate occurs in :
A. Nicotinic stomatitis
B. Leukoplakia
C. Fovea Palatinae
D. Erythroplakia

# Osteosarcoma of the jaw:
A. Occurs mostly in the maxilla
B. Seen in the old age
C. Highly malignant tumor which shows early metastasis
D. Shows a soap bubble type of radiolucency in radiographs

# Tumour that doesn't show spontaneous regression :
A. Neuroblastoma
B. Retinoblastoma
C. Malignant melanoma
D. Osteosarcoma

# Cancer which most commonly metastasizes to jaw bone is :
A. Breast
B. Prostatic
C. Lung
D. Kidney

# Melanoma is :
A. Benign tumour of skin and mucous membrane
B. Malignant tumour of skin and mucous membrane
C. Malignant tumor of melanophores
D. Benign tumor of melanophores

# An epithelial lining is typically found in all of the following except:
A. Sinuses
B. Fistulae
C. Aneurysmal Bone cysts
D.Keratocytes

# Acanthosis is :
A. Increase in mitotic division
B. Increase in thickness of superficial layer
C. Increase in thickness of spinous layer
D. Disruption of basal lamina

# Which of the following statements is true ?
A. Kaposi sarcoma is a benign tumor
B. Kaposi sarcoma is found in HIV positive subjects
C. Kaposi sarcoma is malignant fast growing tumor
D. Kaposi sarcoma is an ectodermal derivative

# Tobacco usage is associated with:
A. Hyperkeratosis
B. Erythema
C. Ulceration
D. None of the above

# Metastatic disease to the oral region is most likely to occur in which of these locations?
A. Tongue
B. Posterior maxilla
C. Posterior mandible
D. Floor of the mouth

# On clinical examination, a 60 years old female had a tumor in the right buccal mucosa. The size of the tumor was about 2 cm in diameter. There was no involvement of regional lymph nodes and also had no distant metastasis. The TNM stage of the tumor is :
A. T1 N0 M0
B. T1 N1 M0
C. T1 N2 M0
D. T2 N0 M0

# Which of the following is a pseudo cyst ?
A. Mucous retention cyst
B. Radicular cyst
C. Aneurysmal bone cyst
D. Dentigerous cyst

# Which of the following is benign in nature ?
A. Lymphoma
B. Lymphangioma
C. Melanoma
D. Leukemia

# Leiomyoma is a tumour of :
A. Cerebral tissue
B. Smooth muscle
C. Striated muscle
D. Cardiac muscle

# Onion Skin appearance of radiographs is seen in :
A. Fibrous dysplasia
B. Osteosarcoma
C. Ewing's sarcoma
D. Chondrosarcoma

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