Cutaneous Malignancies
- Previous year questions on Cutaneous Malignancies for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Dermatology section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 43 live questions in Cutaneous Malignancies.
- 2 of 43 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Dermatology is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 21 Aug 2026.
Q1.Which of the following pathway is seen in basal cell carcinoma:
- AmTOR
- BSonic Hedgehog✓ Correct answer
- CWNT
- DRAS
Q2.Rodent ulcer is -
- AInfectious ulcer
- BHypersensitivity
- CBasal cell carcinoma✓ Correct answer
- DSquamaous cell carcinoma
Q3.MOHs micrographic excision for basal cell carcinoma is used for all the following Except
- ARecurrent tumour
- BTumor less than 2 cm in diameter✓ Correct answer
- CTumors with aggressive histology
- DTumors with perineural invasion
Q4.Which of the following is the most common site for the occurrence of a basal cell carcinoma?
- ABuccal mucosa
- BHard palate
- CSkin of the lower lip✓ Correct answer
- DDorsum of the tongue
Q5.ABCDE mnemonic is used for which disease?
- ASCC
- BMelanoma✓ Correct answer
- CBasal Cell carcinoma
- DVerrucous carcinoma
Q6.Characteristic histopathological feature of basal cell carcinoma is
- ANuclear palisading✓ Correct answer
- BKeratin pearls
- CPsammoma bodies
- DFoam cells
Q7.Which of the following is carcinoma of the skin, spreads by local invasion and has no tendency to metastasise?
- AMalignant melanoma
- BBasal cell carcinoma✓ Correct answer
- CFibrosarcoma
- DLeukoplakia
Q8.The most characteristic feature of basal cell carcinoma is:
- AKeratin pearls
- BFoam cells
- CNuclear palisading✓ Correct answer
- DPsammoma bodies
Q9.A 70 years old patient presents with a lesion on the cheek with raised, pearly borders and with telangiectasias on surface of the lesion. What is the likely diagnosis?
- ABasal cell carcinoma✓ Correct answer
- BSquamous cell carcinoma
- CWarts
- DActinic keratosis
Q10.Calcification of falx cerebrl is seen in:
- ASturge Weber syndrome
- BGorlin goltz syndrome✓ Correct answer
- CMobius syndrome
- DCaffey silverman syndrome
Answer key
Q1: B. Sonic Hedgehog; Q2: C. Basal cell carcinoma; Q3: B. Tumor less than 2 cm in diameter; Q4: C. Skin of the lower lip; Q5: B. Melanoma; Q6: A. Nuclear palisading; Q7: B. Basal cell carcinoma; Q8: C. Nuclear palisading; Q9: A. Basal cell carcinoma; Q10: B. Gorlin goltz syndrome.
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