Free Questions – Page 2 – Surgery MCQs

Sarcoma with early lymph node spread

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Q) Soft tissue sarcoma with early lymph node metastasis is (#AIIMS onco 2021 # Soft tissue sarcoma)

a) Pleomorphic sarcoma
b) MFH
c) Angio sarcoma

d) all

Ans c)

In Sarcoma lymph node metastasis is rare in (<5%), except in a few histologic subtypes such as
1. epithelioid sarcoma

2. rhabdomyosarcoma

3. clear-cell sarcoma,

4.angiosarcoma

5.Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS).

Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice

Fibrolamellar HCC

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Q) Fibrolamellar HCC is associated with ? ( #NEET onco Questions 2020)

a) Young age

b) No lymph node metastasis

c) Poor Prognosis

d) Occurs in setting of cirrhosis

Ans a Young age

This tumor generally occurs in younger patients without a history of cirrhosis.

Well demarcated and encapsulated and may have a central fibrotic scar

Good prognosis than HCC, probably related to high resectability rates, lack of chronic liver disease, and a more indolent course. Long-term survival can be expected in approximately 50% to 75%

Lymph nodes can be involved and associated with poor outcome

Crohn Disease Pathology

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Q) Which of the following is not characteristic of Crohn Disease : * (From AIIMS 2020 November GI)

a) Granular mucosa
b) Transmural involvement
c) Skip lesions
d) Giant cell granuloma

Ans a ) Granular Mucosa- This is a feature of ulcerative colitis ( Table 49-7 Sabiston 20)

The typical gross appearance of ulcerative colitis is hyperemic mucosa. Friable and granular mucosa is common in more severe cases, and ulceration may not be readily evident. ( Saby 1340)

IN Crohn disease - Microscopically, there are focal areas of chronic inflammation involving all layers of the intestinal wall with lymphoid
aggregates. Non-caseating giant cell granulomas are found in 60% of patients and when present clearly allow a confident diagnosis of CD.

( Bailey 1242)

Gastrinoma diagnosis

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Q) Gastrinoma false is (AIIMS GI 2020)
a) Fasting sG 1000 g/ml
b) Duodenotomy should be done in all cases
c) Diarrhea most common symptom
d) SRS can localize 80% cases

Ans ) c -

Duodenotomy detects 25% to 30% of tumors not seen on preoperative imaging.

Gastrin levels higher than 1000 pg/mL are strongly suggestive of gastrinoma, provided that the patient demonstrated increased gastric acid secretion ( gastric secretion ph should be less than 2)

Most common is abdominal pain ( 75%) In 10% to 20% of patients, diarrhea is the only symptom ( Saby page 954)

SRS should be performed because almost all gastrinomas express somatostatin receptors.

Meld score uses and drawbacks

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Q. All are true about Na-MELD except :

a) It corelates with cirrhosis
b)Range of sodium value is 125-137
c)It relates to vasoconstriction
d) Used for allocation in DDLT patients

Ans c

MELD was originally developed to predict three-month mortality following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement and was derived using data from a population of 231 patients with cirrhosis who underwent elective TIPS placement.

Range of MELD score is 6-40

MELD Score = 10 x (0.957 x Ln(serum creatinine mg/dL) + 0.378 x Ln(serum bilirubin mg/dL) + 1.120 x Ln(INR) + 0.643 )

For candidates with an initial MELD score greater than 11, the MELD score is then re-calculated as follows:
MELD_Na = MELD(i) + 1.32*(137-Na) - [0.033*MELD(i)*(137-Na)]

Sodium values less than 125 mmol/L will be set to 125, and values greater than 137 mmol/L will be set to 137.

It is used for allocation in DDLT to assess wait list mortality

MELD score has also proved to be an effective predictor of outcome in other situations, such as

Patients with cirrhosis going for surgery and patients with fulminant hepatic failure or alcoholic hepatitis.
The MELD score does have limitations in situations where the INR or creatinine may be elevated due to reasons other than liver disease, and its implementation for organ allocation purposes does not take into consideration several conditions that benefit from liver transplantation.

Smoking treatment

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Q) Smoking cessation- Not a first line drug option ?

a) Clonidine

b) Nicotine replacement (patches)

c) Varenicline

d) Bupropion

Ans A) clonidine

NRT , varenicline (Chantix), and bupropion (Zyban) are the three principal firstline pharmacotherapies recommended for use either alone or in combination

Clonidine and nortriptyline—as second-line pharmacotherapies for tobacco dependence typically used when a smoker cannot use first-line medications due to either contraindications or lack of effectiveness.

Ref Devita