FCPS 2 — Reconstructive head and neck surgery MCQs
Practice 44 Reconstructive head and neck surgery past-paper MCQs for FCPS 2, each with a detailed explanation and reference. Try free samples below, then start a full quiz.
Reconstructive head and neck surgery is a core part of the FCPS 2 syllabus. HighYield's Reconstructive head and neck surgery question bank collects 44MCQs modelled on real past papers, so you practise the exact style and difficulty you'll face on exam day. Every question comes with a worked explanation and a subject reference, so you learn why an answer is right — not just which option to pick.
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Sample Reconstructive head and neck surgery Questions
Concerning head and neck tumours:
- A.Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common cancer involving the head and neck mucosal sites, accounting for 70% of all malignancies.
- B.Drinking and smoking tobacco act synergistically to increase the lifetime risk by a factor of three.
- C.Management is best delivered in a multidisciplinary setting.
- D.There are five lymphatic drainage levels.
- E.Magnetic resonance imaging is too expensive for use for investigation.
Which is true concerning reconstruction of the eyelids?
- A.The Mustardé flap and the Tenzel flap are equivalent.
- B.Defects of up to 50% may be closed primarily with the addition of a canthotomy and cantholysis.
- C.Defects greater than 75% are unreconstructable.
- D.The Tripier flap is a single stage bilobed flap suitable for reconstruction of the entire lower eyelid.
- E.Defects of up to 75% may be closed primarily with the addition of a canthotomy and cantholysis.
Total glossectomy:
- A.A laryngectomy should always be performed at the same time to avoid aspiration. 184 B. Patients may be able to speak and swallow after an appropriate reconstruction.
- B.A small thin pliable mobile flap should be used to reconstruct the defect.
- C.Is the treatment of choice for most T2 lateral tongue squamous cell carcinomata.
- D.There is no place in modern head and neck cancer management for such a destructive procedure.
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