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Common sites of bone metastasis from carcinoma prostate are
A Upper end of femur
B Vertebrae
C Carpal bones
D Radius and ulna
E Upper end of humerus
Prostate
A Is the homologus of Skene's tubule in female
B Develops from primitive urethra
C Is involved in carcinoma that affect mostly in its peripheral zone
D Is characterized as a fibromusculoglandular organ
E Is involved in benign hyperplasia at its central zone
Prostate specific antigen
A A protein produced by cells of the prostate gland
B Prostate specific but not cancer specific
C High only with metastatic carcinoma of the prostate
D Detected in breast milk
E Of more diagnostic value than prognostic value
Serum prostate specific antigen
A Is produced by prostatic epithelial cells
B Is detectable in the blood of all males with prostate
C Rises following digital rectal examination
D Does not rise in prostate cancer
E Is cancer specific
Prostate specific antigen (PSA)
A Decreases in prostatic infarction
B Increases in prostatic carcinoma
C Increases in prostatic infection
D Is cancer specific
E Is prostate specific
Medical therapy for benign enlargement of prostate are
A α-blockers
B 5α-reductase inhibitors
C β-blockers
D Ca2+ channel blockers
E Diuretics
Enlarged prostate gland in a 65 years old male person
A Is due to prostatic hypertrophy
B Has to be evaluated histologically
C Is mostly due to a benign adaptive process
D Is always accompanied by increased PSA
E Indicates a precancerous lesion
The greatest risk for prostate cancer is
A Ethnicity
B Lifestyle
C Age
D Social status
A 34 years old male with a squamous cell carcinoma undergoes surgical neck dissection. While attempting to ligate the inferior thyroid artery, the surgeon accidentally damages a nerve that lies in close to it. Which of the following nerves were likely to be damaged
A Recurrent laryngeal nerve
B Superior laryngeal nerve
C Ansa cervical
D Hypoglossal nerve
E Accessory nerve
The following statements are true concerning gastric carcinoma
A It can metastasis to the ovaries
B It is twice as common in females as in males
C It is linked to patients with type 'O' blood group
D It often presents with a major gastrointestinal haemorrhage
E It is sited mainly on the lesser curvature of the stomach

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