Head and neck tumours: Kadish staging: practice question

A ENT question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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ENT · Head and neck tumours: Kadish staging

Sample item

An esthesioneuroblastoma involves the nasal cavity and the ethmoid and maxillary sinuses, without extension beyond them. What is the Kadish stage?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Stage B

Kadish staging of olfactory neuroblastoma is A for tumour confined to the nasal cavity, B for nasal cavity plus one or more paranasal sinuses, and C for extension beyond these, such as to the orbit, skull base or intracranial cavity. A later modification adds D for nodal or distant metastasis.

Option by option

  • A. Stage D

    Stage D denotes nodal or distant metastasis.

  • B. Stage A

    Stage A is confined to the nasal cavity.

  • C. Stage C

    Stage C requires spread beyond the nose and sinuses.

  • D. Stage B (correct)

    Correct. Nasal cavity plus paranasal sinuses is stage B.

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What is the answer to this ENT question?

The best answer is D, Stage B. Kadish staging of olfactory neuroblastoma is A for tumour confined to the nasal cavity, B for nasal cavity plus one or more paranasal sinuses, and C for extension beyond these, such as to the orbit, skull base or intracranial cavity.

Why is "Stage D" not the answer?

Stage D denotes nodal or distant metastasis.

Why is "Stage A" not the answer?

Stage A is confined to the nasal cavity.

Why is "Stage C" not the answer?

Stage C requires spread beyond the nose and sinuses.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Head and neck tumours: Kadish staging in ENT. A later modification adds D for nodal or distant metastasis.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Head and neck tumours: Kadish staging?

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Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.