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31. Tender submandibular swelling is mostly due to________________?

A. Ludwig’s angina
B. Stone or Sialolithiasis
C. Enlarged lymph nodes
D. All of the above

32. Leafless fruit laden tree or cherry-blossom appearance on a sialogram indicates_____________?

A. Mucoepidermoid cell carcinoma
B. Acinar cell carcinoma
C. Sjogren’s syndrome
D. Pleomorphic adenoma

33. Parotid fatty change is sign of_____________?

A. Aging
B. Alcoholism
C. Malnutrition
D. None of the above

34. Adenoid cystic carcinoma is also known as_______________?

A. Cylindroma
B. Pindborg tumor
C. Warthins tumor
D. Pleomorphic adenoma

35. Mucocele most commonly arise as a result of_____________?

A. Rupture of a salivary duct
B. Partial or complete compression of the salivary acini
C. Inflammatory changes in the glandular interestitial tissue
D. Partial or complete obstruction of teh salivary duct by calculus

36. Acute non-suppurative sialdenitis is seen in______________?

A. Acute bacterial sialadenitis
B. Mumps
C. Chronic backerial sialadenitis
D. Necrotizing sialometaplasia

37. Reduction in flow of saliva is not generally seen in______________?

A. Elderly diabetics
B. Patient undergoing radiation therapy
C. Patients suffering from parkinsonism
D. Patients on phenothiazine drugs

38. Which of the following parotid malignancy shows perineural spread_______________?

A. Pleomorphic adenoma
B. Adenoid cystic carcinoma
C. Warthin’s tumor
D. Ductal papilloma

39. A painful crater like 1.5 cm ulcer develops within one week on the hard palate mucosa of a 40 year old female The most likely diagnosis is_______________?

A. Actinomycosis
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
C. Pleomorphic adenoma
D. Necrotizing sialometaplasia

40. Mikulicz’s disease is____________?

A. An inflammatory disease
B. Neoplastic disease
C. An autoimmune disease
D. Viral infection