ENT ENT Head and Neck Oncology

Question 1

What is the most common malignant tumor of the parotid gland?

Accepted Answer

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Answer

Pleomorphic adenoma

Answer

Acinic cell carcinoma

Answer

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Question 2

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is strongly associated with which viral infection?

Accepted Answer

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

Answer

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Answer

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Answer

Herpes simplex virus (HSV)

Question 3

Which is the most common site of squamous cell carcinoma within the oral cavity?

Accepted Answer

Lateral border of the tongue

Answer

Hard palate

Answer

Floor of mouth

Answer

Buccal mucosa

Question 4

What is the preferred treatment for T1N0 glottic (true vocal cord) carcinoma?

Accepted Answer

Radiation therapy or transoral laser excision

Answer

Total laryngectomy

Answer

Chemotherapy alone

Answer

Neck dissection

Question 5

Perineural invasion in head and neck cancers is most classically associated with which salivary gland tumor type?

Accepted Answer

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Answer

Squamous cell carcinoma

Answer

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Answer

Lymphoma

Question 6

Which is the most common benign tumor of the parotid gland?

Accepted Answer

Pleomorphic adenoma

Answer

Warthin's tumor

Answer

Oncocytoma

Answer

Capillary hemangioma