Oral Pathology - Neoplasia
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Oral pathology - Neoplasia
- 1.The study of tumors is called
- A.
Pathology
- B.
Neoplasia
- C.
Cytology
- D.
Oncology
- 2.Neoplasia involves
- A.
An irreversible change that results in an uncontrolled multiplication of cells
- B.
An abnormal proliferation of cell in response to tissue damage
- C.
A controlled proliferation of cells
- D.
A normal arrangement of proliferating cells
- 3.Viruses that cause neoplastic transformation of cells are called
- A.
Tranformation viruses
- B.
Oncogenic
- C.
Pathogenic viruses
- D.
Opportunistic
- 4.Which one of the following is a characteristic of benign tumors?
- A.
Numerous mitotic figures
- B.
Rapid growth
- C.
Slow growth
- D.
Metastasis
- 5.A small exophytic lesion of the tongue that is the color of normal mucosa and is composed of papillary projectionsarranged in a cauliflower loke appearanceis most likely a
- A.
Papilloma
- B.
Fibroma
- C.
Neurofibroma
- D.
Verrucous carcinoma
- 6.Which of the following is a histologic characteric of squamous cell carcinoma?
- A.
Invasion of tumor cells into the connective tissue
- B.
Pleomorphic epithelial cells
- C.
Keratin pearls
- D.
All of the above
- 7.Which of the following are the most common locations for intraoral squamous cell carcinoma?
- A.
Upper labial mucosa buccal mucosa hard palate
- B.
Lower labial mucosa maxillary gingiva buccal mucosa
- C.
Floor of mouth ventrolateral tongue, soft palate
- D.
Anterior tongue, mandibular gingiva, retromolar area
- 8.A histologic diagnosis of epithelial dysplasia is of concern because the lesion may
- A.
Cause sever bleeding
- B.
Be cosmetically objectionable
- C.
Be premalignant
- D.
Be hyperkeratosis
- 9.Severe epithelial dysplasia may also be called
- A.
Epithelial hyperplasia
- B.
Carcinoma in situ
- C.
Infiltrating carcinoma
- D.
Hyperkeratosis
- 10.The most appropriate treatment for epithelial dysplasia is
- A.
Observation
- B.
Chemotherapy
- C.
Radiation therapy
- D.
Complete removal
- 11.Verucous carcinoma is differtiated from another squamous cell carcinomas because it
- A.
Does not occur in the oral cavity
- B.
Most commonly occurs on the lower lip
- C.
Has a better prognosis
- D.
Has no keratin
- 12.The most common intraoral location for salivary gland tumors is the
- A.
Lower lip
- B.
Buccal mucosa
- C.
Palate
- D.
Anterior tongue
- 13.Which of the folowing is an example of a malignant salivary gland tumor?
- A.
Pleomorphic adenoma
- B.
Warthin's tumor
- C.
Monomorphic adenoma
- D.
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
- 14.Which of the following statement about ameloblastomas are true? ameloblastomas
- A.
Are benign slow growing infiltrating tumors
- B.
Are composed of odontogenic epithelium
- C.
Most commonly occur in the mandibular molar ramus area
- D.
All of the above
- 15.The odontogenic tumor that characcteristically presents as a well circumscribed radiolucency located in the anterior maxilla of an adolescent girl is an
- A.
Ameloblastic fibrtoma
- B.
Ameloblastoma
- C.
Odontogenic myxoma
- D.
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor
- 16.The odontogenic tumor tha tmost resembles the mesenchyme of the dental follicle histologically is
- A.
The cementifying fibroma
- B.
The odontogenic myxoma
- C.
The complex odontoma
- D.
The adenomatoid odontogenic tumor
- 17.A benign cementoblastoma can be recognized on xray film because
- A.
It is well circumscribed radiopaque and attached to the root of the tooth
- B.
It has a charateristic multiocular radiolucent radiographic appearance
- C.
It radiograaphically resembles a periapical granuloma
- D.
It is a rapidly growing lesion
- 18.Your patient a 48yr old black women present with multiple asymptomatic radiopaque massess on the mandible and maxilla. there is no expansion of bone. the most likely diagnosis is
- A.
Multiple odontomas
- B.
Cementifying fibromas
- C.
Periapical cement-osseous dysplasia
- D.
Florid cemento-osseuos dysplasia
- 19.A compound odontoma differs from a complex odontoma in that a compound odontoma
- A.
Is composed of tooth like structures
- B.
Has unlimited growth potential
- C.
Is primarily composed of dentla pulp tissue
- D.
Is usually located in the psoterior mandible
- 20."peripheral" odontogenic tumors are located on the
- A.
Tongue
- B.
Lower lip
- C.
Buccal mucosa
- D.
Gingiva
- 21.A benign tumor of adipose tissue is called a
- A.
Lipoma
- B.
Schwannoma
- C.
Hemangioma
- D.
Lymphangioma
- 22.The most common malignant soft tissue tumor of the head and neck in children is
- A.
Squamous cell carcinoma
- B.
Malignant odontogenic tumor
- C.
Rhabdomyosarcoma
- D.
Osteosarcoma
- 23.Malignant melanoma of the oral cavity is rare however the most common introoral location is the
- A.
Palate and maxillary gingiva
- B.
Tongue
- C.
Buccal mucosa
- D.
Retromolar area
- 24.Osteomas are a component of
- A.
Neurofibromatosis
- B.
Gardner syndrome
- C.
Osteosarcoma
- D.
Ossifying fibroma
- 25.A malignant tumor of boneforming tissue is called
- A.
Chondrosarcoma
- B.
Angiosarcoma
- C.
Osteosarcoma
- D.
Hemangiosarcoma
- 26.A disorder characterised by an overproduction of atypical wbc is called
- A.
Hemangioma
- B.
Leukemia
- C.
Melanoma
- D.
Leukocytosis
- 27.A malignant tumor of lymphocytes is called
- A.
Multiple myeloma
- B.
Melanoma
- C.
Lymphoma
- D.
Angiosarcoma
- 28.The cell involved in multiplre myeloma is the
- A.
Lymphocyte
- B.
Macrophage
- C.
Rbc
- D.
Plasma cell
- 29.The most frequent introoral sit for metastatic tumors is
- A.
Buccal mucosa
- B.
Mandible
- C.
Soft palate
- D.
Floor of the mouth
- 30.Which one of the following benign tumors is associated with von Recklinghausen disease?
- A.
Rhabdomyoma
- B.
Lipoma
- C.
Neurofibroma
- D.
Osteoma
- 31.Which one of the following is the most common odontogenic tumor?
- A.
Odontoma
- B.
Ameloblastoma
- C.
Benign cementoblastoma
- D.
Odontogenic myxoma
- 32.Which one of the following is the most common malignant salivery gland tumor in children?
- A.
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
- B.
Monomorphic adenoma
- C.
Papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum
- D.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
- 33.A benign tumor composed of a proliferation of capillaries is called a
- A.
Schwannoma
- B.
Hermangioma
- C.
Lipoma
- D.
Osteoma
- 34.A white plaque like lesion that cannot be rubbed off or diagnosed as a specific disease is called
- A.
Speckled leukoplakia
- B.
Erthroplakia
- C.
Leukoplakia
- D.
Epithelial dysplasia
- 35.All of the following are benign lesion composed of mature compact bone except a(n)
- A.
Torus
- B.
Oisteoma
- C.
Exostosis
- D.
Ossifying fibroma
- 36.Which one of the following malignant tumors may present as diffuse gingival enlargement with persistent bleeding?
- A.
Multiple myeloma
- B.
Metastatic lung carcinoma
- C.
Lymphoma
- D.
Leukemia
- 37.Which one of the following malignant tumors has been reported to ashow a characteristic "sunburst" pattern on readiographic examination
- A.
Malignant melanoma
- B.
Osteosarcoma
- C.
Squamous cell carcinoma
- D.
Rhabdomyosarcoma
- 38.Which one of the following malignancies is characterized by monoclonal spike on immunoelectrophoresis
- A.
Multiple myeloma
- B.
Metastic ling carcinoma
- C.
Lymphoma
- D.
Leukemia
- 39.All of the following are malignant tumors that arise from squamous epithelium except
- A.
Basal cell carcinoma
- B.
Verruccous carcinoma
- C.
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
- D.
Squamous cell carcinoma
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