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5241 Surgery

False about thyroglossal fistula is:

AIt is congenital reminant thyroglossal tract, present in the midline of neck
BPresents as a discharging sinus, which often get infected
CTreatment includes excision of fistula along with thyroglossal tract upto base of tongue
DSurgical excision requires removal of middle third of hyoid bone
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5245 Surgery

A 75 year of old hypertensive lady has a 2 x 2 cm infiltrating duct cell carcinoma in the subareolar region. There are not palpable lymph nodes and distant metastases. However, she had been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis 20 years ago. The best course of management would be-

AModifed radical mastectomy followed by radiotherapy
BModified radical mastectomy followed by 6 cycle of chemotherapy
CBreast conservation surgery followed by radiotherapy
DModifed radical mastectomy followed by hormone therapy
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5247 Surgery

In an evaluation of an 8-year-old boy who has had recurrent infections since the first year of life, findings include enlargement of the liver and spleen, lymph node inflammation, and a superficial dermatitis resembling eczema. Microscopic examination of a series of peripheral blood smears taken during the course of a staphylococcal infection indicates that the bactericidal capacity of the boy’s neutrophils is impaired or absent. What is the most likely cause of this child’s illness?

ADefect in the enzyme NADPH oxidase
BDefect in the enzyme adenosine deaminase (ADA)
CDefect in the IL-2 receptor
DDevelopmental defect at the pre-B stage
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