2021 P2 Q9
Q1. An infant presented in the surgical OPD with complaints of a unilateral swelling in the neck. The swelling was soft, cystic, partially compressible and brilliantly transilluminant. The most probable diagnosis is:
- Branchial fistula
- Branchial cyst
- Cystic hygroma
- Thyroglossal cyst
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
PYQ 2020–2025 — page 109
2023 P2 Q10
Q2. Which of the following statements regarding the thyroglossal duct are correct?
1. It is situated in the midline of the neck.
2. It moves upwards on swallowing but not on tongue protrusion.
3. It is treated with the Sistrunk operation.
4. It may be the only functioning thyroid tissue in the body.
Select the correct answer using the code:
- 1, 2 and 3
- 1, 2 and 4
- 1, 3 and 4
- 2, 3 and 4
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
PYQ 2020–2025 — page 243
2023 P2 Q33
Q3. Masaoka staging is used for staging:
- Germ cell tumours
- Thymoma
- Lymphoma
- Neurogenic tumours
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
PYQ 2020–2025 — page 250
2024 P2 Q5
Q4. A midline neck swelling just below the hyoid bone, managed by Sistrunk's operation, leads to a postoperative need for thyroxine replacement. The most likely diagnosis is:
- Lateral aberrant thyroid
- Thyroglossal cyst
- Solitary thyroid nodule
- Thyroglossal cyst with only functioning thyroid tissue
Answer & explanation — reveal it in the interactive practice above.
PYQ 2020–2025 — page 321
