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Basal cell carcinoma of the lip presents more commonly where?

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upper lip

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Imaging to detect medullary cavity invasion

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MRI

Proceed with segmental mandibulecotmy

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Nasopharynx drains to what group of lymph noeds?

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V - posterior triangle

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most common nasopharyngeal malignancy in the pediatric age group

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lymphoma

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5
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most frequently involved site in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis

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larynx

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most common site of laryngeal granulomas

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posterior larynx on the arytenoid mucosa

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Reinke’s edema occur where

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superficial lamina propria

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Which vocal cord is more affected if anterior surgical approaches to the cervical spine are performed?

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right

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9
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Cervical lymph node: submandibular

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Ib

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Cervical lymph node: jugulodigastric

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IIa

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boundaries of level III nodes

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hyoid and cricoid

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skip metastases occur with what kind of head and neck cancers?

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oral cavity and lip

Involvement of level III and IV nodes without involvement of level I and II nodes

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Neck dissection: thyroid cancer

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posterolateral: II - V

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Majority of the tumors of the parapharyngeal space arise anterior or posterior to the styloid process?

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Salivary gland - anterior to styloid process

Neurogenic tumors - posterior to styloid process

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Type of cancer associated with thyroglossal duct cyst

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papillary

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16
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first branchial cleft

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EAC, parotid gland

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17
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second branchial cleft

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between ICA and ECA

tonsillar fossa

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18
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third branchial cleft

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posterior to CCA

pyriform sinus

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most common benign tumor of the salivary glands

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pleomorphic adenoma

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most common malignant epithelial neoplasm of the salivary glands

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mucoepidermoid carcinoma

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most common salivary gland site for stone formation

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submandibular gland

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most commonly injured nerve in rythidectomy

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greater auricular nerve

not facial nerve

23
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weight of normal thyroid gland

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loop of Galen may be injured when dissecting or ligating the __ thyroid artery

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superior thyroid artery

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aspiration is caused by injury to what nerve?
internal branch of superior laryngeal nerve
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Von Graefe's sign
lid lag
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Dalrymple's sign
scleral show
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Lugol's iodide solution is administered how many days preoperatively
7-10 days | 3 drops BID
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most patients on antithyroid drugs have improved symptoms in _ weeks and become euthyroid in _ weeks
most patients on antithyroid drugs have improved symptoms in TWO weeks and become euthyroid in SIX weeks
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True or false: Plummer's disease is malignant
toxic adenoma is not malignant
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True or false: Staphylococcus account for majority of acute thyroiditis
Streptococcus
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Majority of antibodies in chronic thyroiditis A. Tg B. TPO C. TSH-R
TPO
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True or false: Follicular carcinoma can be diagnosed by FNAB
Follicular carcinoma CANNOT be diagnosed by FNAB
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Which has worse prognosis for MTC: MEN 2A or 2B?
MEN 2B
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most common branchial cleft anomaly
second: tonsillar fossa
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True or false: mucus retention cyst are due to ductal obstruction
rupture of ductal system
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Mucus retention cyst involving the sublingual gland
ranula
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Treatment for mucus retention cyst, no ulceration, no bleeding
excision
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Treatment for mucus retention cyst, with ulceration and bleeding
marsupialization
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Treatment for juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
angioembolization
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Ameloblastoma arises from
dental lamina
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Earliest mutation in head and neck cancers
p53
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True or false: for early cancers of base of tongue, surgery is superior to radiotherapy + lymph node dissection
surgery is equal to radiotherapy + lymph node dissection
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True or false: in supraglottic and glottic cancers, surgery may not be done in early stages
true
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True or false: in subglottic cancers, surgery may not be done in early stages
surgery regardless of lymph node status
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post-RAI patients will be euthyroid in
2 months
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True or false: in recurrent acute thyroiditis, tonsillar fistula is suspected
pyriform sinus fistula
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Diagnostic test for thyroid nodule with hyperthyroidism
RAI scan
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Diagnostic test for thyroid nodule with hypothyroidism or euthyroid
FNAB
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Cut-off for colloid nodule
3 cm
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Most common malignancy that metastasizes to the thyroid
renal cell carcinoma
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Thyroid lymphoma
non-Hodgkin B-cell type
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Precursor of thyroid lymphoma
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
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Most common location of supernumerary parathyroid glands
thymus

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