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The document is a continuing education quiz on current concepts in the management of oral squamous cell carcinoma. It contains 6 multiple choice questions testing knowledge on topics like the definitive diagnosis of oral SCC, the impact of lymph node metastasis on cure rates, indications for post-operative radiotherapy, tumor staging using the TNM system, criteria for identifying pathological lymph nodes on imaging, and current curative treatment options for oral SCC. Participants are instructed to read the associated review article, answer the questions, and mail their responses to the journal editor to receive feedback on their scores.

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MCQ N Manaement of Oscc

The document is a continuing education quiz on current concepts in the management of oral squamous cell carcinoma. It contains 6 multiple choice questions testing knowledge on topics like the definitive diagnosis of oral SCC, the impact of lymph node metastasis on cure rates, indications for post-operative radiotherapy, tumor staging using the TNM system, criteria for identifying pathological lymph nodes on imaging, and current curative treatment options for oral SCC. Participants are instructed to read the associated review article, answer the questions, and mail their responses to the journal editor to receive feedback on their scores.

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C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N

Australian Dental Journal 2000;45:(4):000

Continuing education self-assessment quiz: Current concepts in


the management of oral squamous cell carcinoma

In the review article by Spencer, Ferguson and Wiesenfeld on page 284 in this issue a number of interesting
questions are raised on current concepts in the management of oral cancer. Test you knowledge here by first
reading the article entitled: Current concepts in the management of oral squamous cell carcinoma, answer the
following questions and then forward the completed questionnaire to the Australian Dental Journal Office and
we will let you know how you scored. Please note that the answers have been provided in good faith and to
the best of our knowledge are correct. The Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Q1. The definitive diagnosis of oral SCC is based on:


A. Vital staining with toludine blue
B. Flourescence imaging
C. Biopsy and histopathology
D. Flourescence photography

Q2. Lymph node metastasis in a patient with oral SCC decreases the chance of cure by:
A. 10 per cent
B. 25 per cent
C. 50 per cent
D. 75 per cent

Q3. Post-operative radiotherapy is indicated when there is:


A. Tumour close to or involving the resection margin
B. Evidence of perineural invasion
C. Histopathological evidence of tumour spread to the cervical lymph nodes
D. All of the above

Q4. Using the TNM staging system a T2N1M0 tumour is classified as:
A. Stage I
B. Stage II
C. Stage III
D. Stage IV

Q5. Lymph nodes are reported as pathological on CT or MRI scanning when:


A. They show evidence of central necrosis
B. They are 0.5cm in size
C. There are multiple small nodes visible bilaterally
D. There is evidence of increased metabolic activity

Q6. Currently the treatment options available in oral SCC with a curative potential are:
A. Apoptosis-inducing therapy
B. Chemotherapy
C. Gene therapy
D. Surgery and radiotherapy

Mail answers to: The Editor, Australian Dental Journal, PO Box 520, St Leonards NSW 1590.

Australian Dental Journal 2002;47:4. 351

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