All Free Oral Pathology and Medicine MCQs with Answers

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  • A. Octeosarcoma
  • B. Retinoblastoma
  • C. Malignant melanoma
  • D. Neuroblastoma

Explanation: Osteosarcoma does not characteristically undergo spontaneous regression and requires active treatment.

Correct answer: Octeosarcoma
  • A. Gingival cyst of the newborn
  • B. Aneurysmal bone cyst
  • C. Haemorrhagic bone cyt
  • D. All of the above

Explanation: The gingival cyst of the newborn is a true epithelial-lined developmental cyst.

Correct answer: Gingival cyst of the newborn
  • A. Leiomyoma
  • B. Rhabdomyoma
  • C. Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • D. Leiomyosarcoma

Explanation: Rhabdomyoma is the benign tumour of striated voluntary muscle. Leiomyoma arises from smooth muscle, whereas rhabdomyosarcoma and…

Correct answer: Rhabdomyoma
  • A. Neurofibroma
  • B. Neurofibrosarcoma
  • C. Neurilemmoma
  • D. Traumatic neuroma

Explanation: Antoni A areas with palisaded nuclei and Antoni B areas with a looser arrangement are characteristic of schwannoma, also called…

Correct answer: Neurilemmoma
  • A. Aneurysmal bone cyst
  • B. Radicular cyst
  • C. Mucous retention cyst
  • D. Dentigetous cyst

Explanation: An aneurysmal bone cyst is a pseudocyst because it is a blood-filled bone cavity without a true epithelial lining.

Correct answer: Aneurysmal bone cyst
  • A. Sinuses
  • B. Aneurismal bone cysts
  • C. Fistulae
  • D. Keratocytes

Explanation: An aneurysmal bone cyst is a pseudocyst, so it lacks the epithelial lining expected in a true cyst.

Correct answer: Aneurismal bone cysts
  • A. X-linked disease
  • B. Autosomal recessive disorder
  • C. Autosomal dominant disease
  • D. A syndrome of unknown cause

Explanation: Gardner syndrome is an autosomal dominant APC-related disorder, classically combining multiple osteomas with intestinal polyposis and…

Correct answer: Autosomal dominant disease
  • A. Radicular cyst
  • B. Dentigerous cyst
  • C. Naso palatine duct cyst
  • D. Hemorrhagic / Traumatic bone cyst

Explanation: A traumatic or hemorrhagic bone cyst is a pseudocyst, so it lacks an epithelial lining.

Correct answer: Hemorrhagic / Traumatic bone cyst
  • A. Periapical osteofibroses
  • B. Multiple granulomas
  • C. Chronic periapical abscesses
  • D. Bone hypoplasias associated with opalescent teeth

Explanation: Multiple periapical radiolucencies around vital teeth are characteristic of the early radiolucent stage of periapical cemento-osseous…

Correct answer: Periapical osteofibroses
  • A. Pleomorphic adenoma
  • B. Epidermoid carcinoma
  • C. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma
  • D. Warthin's stumour

Explanation: Facial nerve paralysis suggests malignant invasion of the facial nerve, particularly by a malignant parotid tumour such as…

Correct answer: Lymphoepithelial carcinoma
  • A. Pleomorphic
  • B. Warthins tumor
  • C. Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor
  • D. Mucoepidermoid

Explanation: Clear cells are a recognised component of mucoepidermoid carcinoma, particularly in clear-cell variants caused by abundant intracellular…

Correct answer: Mucoepidermoid
  • A. Warthin's tumour
  • B. Adenocarcinoma
  • C. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
  • D. Pleomorphic adenoma

Explanation: Warthin tumour is strongly associated with the parotid gland and essentially does not arise in minor salivary glands.

Correct answer: Warthin's tumour
  • A. Granular cell myoblastoma
  • B. Acinic cell carcinoma
  • C. Chondrosarcoma
  • D. All of the above

Explanation: Acinic cell carcinoma is a malignant epithelial neoplasm showing differentiation toward salivary acinar cells.

Correct answer: Acinic cell carcinoma
  • A. Cylindroma
  • B. Adenoid cystic carcinoma
  • C. Plemorphic adenoma
  • D. Epidermoud carcinoma

Explanation: Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common tumour of the parotid gland and is usually benign.

Correct answer: Plemorphic adenoma
  • A. Muceopidermoid carcinoma
  • B. Adenoid cystic carcinoma
  • C. Plemorphic adenoma
  • D. Adenolymphoma

Explanation: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common primary salivary-gland malignancy arising within the jaw bones, where it is termed central or…

Correct answer: Muceopidermoid carcinoma
  • A. Pleomorphic Adenoma
  • B. Squamous cell carcinoma
  • C. Basal cell carcinoma
  • D. Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Explanation: Spindle-cell carcinoma, also called sarcomatoid or pleomorphic carcinoma, is a variant of squamous cell carcinoma showing malignant…

Correct answer: Squamous cell carcinoma
  • A. Pleomorphic adenoma
  • B. Warthin's tumor
  • C. Adenoid cystic carcinoma
  • D. Ductal papilloma

Explanation: Adenoid cystic carcinoma has a marked tendency to invade along nerves, producing perineural spread and sometimes pain or neurologic…

Correct answer: Adenoid cystic carcinoma
  • A. Pharynx
  • B. Oropharynx
  • C. Nasopharynx
  • D. Larynx

Explanation: Trotter syndrome is classically associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and may include unilateral hearing loss, soft-palate paralysis…

Correct answer: Nasopharynx
  • A. Horner's syndrome
  • B. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
  • C. Eagles syndrome
  • D. Trotter's syndrome

Explanation: Trotter's syndrome is associated with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma and may produce deep pharyngeal or facial pain, ipsilateral…

Correct answer: Trotter's syndrome