FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2016

POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
PAPER II
SURG.ONCO/J/16/47/II
Time 3 hours
Max. Marks 100
Important instructions:
• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.
• Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
• Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
• Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
• Answer all the parts of a single question together.
• Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. Rationale and types of neo-adjuvant therapy in solid tumor
management.
Role of neo-adjuvant therapy in the management of locally
advanced breast cancer.
5+5
2. Indications, regimes and impact on survival of adjuvant
chemotherapy in colon cancer.
Role of pre-operative chemo-radiation in the management of rectal
cancer.
5+5
3. Types and role of tumour markers in the management of testicular
tumors.
Types and role of tumour markers in the management of
differentiated thyroid cancer.
5+5
4. Various types of maxillectomy.
Reconstruction and rehabilitation of post maxillectomy patient.
5+5
5. Enumerate various techniques for non-surgical management of
hepatic metastases.
Role and technique of chemo-embolization for hepatic metastases.
2+8
6. Indications, types and techniques of nerve sparing surgery for:
Parotid tumors
Rectal cancer
Testicular tumours

7. Diagnosis, management and familial syndromes associated with
medullary thyroid cancer.

P.T.O.
FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2016

POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
PAPER II
8. Aetiopathogenesis and management of superior vena cava
syndrome.
Management options for obstructing rectal cancer.
5+5
9. Voice preserving therapy for laryngeal cancer:
Workup and patient selection criteria for voice preserving therapy.
Various types of surgical procedures for voice preservation.
5+5
10. Malignant surgical obstructive jaundice:
Causes and investigational modalities.
Pros and cons of preoperative stenting in patients with resectable
pancreatic cancer.
5+5