Joint and Soft Tissue Pathology
- Previous year questions on Joint and Soft Tissue Pathology for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Pathology 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.
- 27 live questions in Joint and Soft Tissue Pathology.
- 3 of 27 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Pathology is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Translocation seen in Synovial cell sarcoma
- At (1;19)
- Bt (2;14)
- Ct (x; 18)✓ Correct answer
- Dt (2;13)
Q2.Which of the following is a most important infiltrate in rheumatoid arthritis?
- ADendritic cells
- BMacrophages
- CNeutrophils
- DCD4+ Helper cells✓ Correct answer
Q3.All are true regarding synovial sarcoma except?
- AMore common at extra articular sites
- BKnee and foot are commonly involved
- CUsually seen in individuals less than 50 years of age
- DOriginates from the synovial lining✓ Correct answer
Q4.Commonest surgical procedure for soft tissue sarcoma
- AMarginal excision
- BEnucleation
- CWide local excision✓ Correct answer
- DCompartmental excision
Q5.In Rheumatoid arthritis, which type of cells are prominently present ?
- AB cells
- BT cells✓ Correct answer
- CMacrophages
- DDendritic cells
Q6.In alveolar variant of rhabdomyosarcoma , the resultant fusion protein is believed to function as
- AActivated growth factor receptor
- BChimeric transcription factor✓ Correct answer
- CConstitutively active kinase
- DNovel growth factor
Q7.Symptoms from a retroperitoneal sarcoma are usually produced by
- ABleeding into the tumor mass
- BCompression of adjacent tissues✓ Correct answer
- CInvasion of retroperitoneal organs
- DMetastases to retroperitoneal lymph nodes
Q8.All of the following are properties of synovial fluid Except
- AIt is a pale yellow , clear and sufficiently viscous fluid that droplets expelled from a needle tip fall in a long string
- BIt is a Non Newtonian fluid
- CIt doesn't clot since it lacks in fibrinogen
- DNormal WBC count in synovial fluid is 350 - 3500 / mm3✓ Correct answer
Q9.Which of the following is not true about synovial sarcoma?
- AIt does not arise from synovium
- BIt occurs more common at extra-articular sites
- CIt is seen at >50 yrs of age✓ Correct answer
- DKnee and foot are common sites involved
Q10.Most common presentation of abdominal desmoids tumor is?
- AAbdominal pain
- BAbdominal mass✓ Correct answer
- CFever
- DUrinary retention
Answer key
Q1: C. t (x; 18); Q2: D. CD4+ Helper cells; Q3: D. Originates from the synovial lining; Q4: C. Wide local excision; Q5: B. T cells; Q6: B. Chimeric transcription factor; Q7: B. Compression of adjacent tissues; Q8: D. Normal WBC count in synovial fluid is 350 - 3500 / mm3; Q9: C. It is seen at >50 yrs of age; Q10: B. Abdominal mass.
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