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Name of the University : The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
Degree : MASTER OF CHIRURGIAE (M.Ch.)
Branch : Branch VII – SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Subject Code/Name : 1802/SURGICAL ONCOLOGY – I
Paper : II
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TN MGR Surgical Oncology-I

August 2008 :
Sub. Code: 1802
M.Ch. DEGREE EXAMINATION
(Higher Specialities)
(Revised Regulations)

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Branch VII – SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Paper II – SURGICAL ONCOLOGY – I
Q.P. Code: 181802
Time: Three hours
Maximum: 100 Marks
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS :
Draw suitable diagrams wherever necessary. :
I. Essays: (2 x 20 = 40)
1. Discuss the management of laryngeal cancer with special reference to voice preservation.
2. Discuss the surgical management of pancreatic cancer.

II. Write short notes on: (10 X 6 = 60)
1. Glomus jugulare tumors.
2. Minor salivary gland tumors.
3. VATS.
4. Thymoma.
5. Functional outcomes of low anterior resection.
6. Radiation for gastric cancer.
7. Management of polyposis syndromes of colon.
8. Nephron sparing surgery.
9. Robotic surgery for cancer prostate.
10. Staging of penile cancer.

February 2009 :
I. Essays: 2 x 20 = 40 Marks
1. Discuss the diagnosis and management of poorly differentiated carcinoma of unknown origin.
2. Discuss the current trends in the management of Prostate cancer.
II. Write short notes on: 10 X 6 = 60 Marks
1. APUDOMA.
2. Management of CIN III.
3. Staging and treatment of Neuroblastoma.
4. I¹³¹ MIBG Scan.
5. Describe Dukes and Jass staging system in rectal cancer.
6. Indications for Emasculation in penile cancer.
7. Second look laparotomy in ovarian cancer.
8. Describe the lymphatic drainage of breast.
9. Discuss on intra arterial chemotherapy in Osteosarcoma.
10. Adenomatous polyp of colon.

August 2009 :
I. Essays: 2 x 20 = 40 Marks
1. Compare transhiatal oesophagectomy and transthoracic oesophagectomy in management of operable oesophageal cancer.
2. Discuss decision making factors in patients presenting with spinal metastases. What is the roadmap of work-up? How would you manage a patient if the primary is unknown?
II. Write short notes on: 10 X 6 = 60 Marks
1. Familial medullary thyroid cancer.
2. Cystic pancreatic tumours.
3. Voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy.
4. Altered fractionation radiation therapy.
5. Mandibular reconstruction.
6. Mediastinoscopy.
7. Management of insulinoma.
8. Core needle biopsy in sarcomas.
9. CA 125.
10. Stage III NSGCT. (Non Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumours)

February 2010 :
I. Essays: 2 x 20 = 40 Marks
1. Discuss the role management of a 55 year old patient with a pathological fracture of proximal humerus.
2. Discuss all the anus preserving approaches in the management of cancers of the Ano-rectum.
II. Write short notes on: 10 X 6 = 60 Marks
1. Use of LHRH agonists in cancer management.
2. Pharmacokinetic rationale and limitations of regional chemotherapy.
3. Limb salvage surgery in osteogenic sarcoma.
4. Eosinophilic granuloma.
5. RPLND and its modifications.
6. Discuss about premalignant lesions of penis.
7. Discuss inverted papilloma.
8. Pleural mesothelioma.
9. Role of interferon in cancer.
10. Paget’s disease.

February 2011 :
I. Essays: (2 x 20 = 40)
1. Mention the causes of Haematuria in a 70 year old man and discuss the management of cancer of the urinary bladder.
2. Discuss the investigations and management of follicular Carcinoma thyroid.
II. Write short notes on: (10 x 6 = 60)
1. NSABP Trials.
2. Staging of Bone Sarcomas.
3. Malignant mesothelioma.
4. Mohs micrographic surgery.
5. Astrocytoma.
6. Retinoblastoma.
7. Myelodysplastic syndrome.
8. Bisphosphonates.
9. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
10. Imaging of liver metastasis.

Theory Syllabus :
Epidemiology Of Cancer :
11. Epidemiologic Methods :
** Analytical Studies
** Interpretation of Epidemiologic Findings
** Cancer Outcomes Research
** Molecular Epidemiology

12. Trends In United States Cancer Mortality :
** Cancer Surveillance Systems
** Making Sense of Cancer Trends
** Trends in Cancer Risk Factors and Screening
** Cancer Incidence and Mortality
** Predicting Future Cancer Trends

13. Essentials Of Radiation Therapy :
** Biologic Aspects of Radiation Oncology
** Factors that Affect Radiation Response
** Drugs that Affect Radiation Sensitivity
** Radiation Physics
** Treatment Planning
** Other Treatment Modalities
** Clinical Applications of Radiation Therapy
** Treatment Intent
** Fractionation
** Adverse Effects
** Principles of Combining Anticancer Agents with Radiation Therapy

14. Cancer Immunotherapy :
** Human Tumor Antigens
** Human Cancer Immunotherapies

15. Pharmacokinetics And Pharmacodynamics Of Anticancer Drugs :
** Pharmacokinetic Concepts
** Pharmacodynamic Concepts
** Variability in Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics
** Dose-Adaptation Using Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Principles

16. Pharmacogenomics :
** Pharmacogenomics of Tumor Response
** Pharmacogenomics of Chemotherapy Drug Toxicity
** Conclusions and Future Directions

17. Alkylating Agents :
** Perspectives
** Chemistry
** Classification
** Clinical Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics
** Therapeutic Uses
** Toxicities
** Complications with High-Dose Alkylating Agent Therapy
** Alkylating Agent–Steroid Conjugates
** Drug Resistance and Modulation
** Recent Developments