General Surgery MCQs – Tumours

MCQ 1. Which of the following types of tumour seldom produce secondary deposits?

A Tumours of the gastrointestinal tract
B Tumours of the urinary tract
C Skin tumours
D Tumours of the central nervous system
E Tumours of the lung
Answer

D

MCQ 2 What is the commonest lethal cancer in the UK?

A Prostate cancer
B Breast cancer
C Bowel cancer
D Lung cancer
E Skin cancer
Answer

D

MCQ 3 What is a tumour marker? Select the one best answer

A These are blood chemicals produced by malignant cells
B These are receptors found on the surface of malignant cells
C These are hormones produced by malignant cells
D These are antibodies produced against malignant cells
Answer

A

MCQ 4 Which of the following tumours is α-fetoprotein a marker for?

A Small cell carcinoma of the lung
B Bronchogenic carcinoma of the lung
C Hodgkin’s lymphoma
D Testicular teratoma
E Hepatoma
Answer

D

MCQ 5 Which of the following are markers for malignant breast cancer?

A Ca 15.3
B Ca 19.9
C Ca 125
D Ca 27.29
E β-human chorionic gonadotrophin
Answer

A

MCQ 6: Which of the following are markers for ovarian carcinoma?

A Ca 15.3
B Ca 19.9
C Ca 125
D Ca 27.29
E β-human chorionic gonadotrophin
Answer

C

MCQ 7: Which one of the following is the malignant marker for cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, e.g. gastric, pancreatic, colorectal hepatocellular?

A Ca 15.3
B Ca 19.9
C Ca 125
D Ca 27.29
E β-human chorionic gonadotrophin
Answer

B

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