Colorectal Polyps and Carcinoma
- Previous year questions on Colorectal Polyps and Carcinoma for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Surgery 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.
- 52 live questions in Colorectal Polyps and Carcinoma.
- 3 of 52 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018.
- Surgery is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Best marker to assess prognosis after Surgery for colon carcinoma:
- ACA 19-9
- BCA-125
- CAlpha fetoprotein
- DCEA✓ Correct answer
Q2.Syndrome containing colorectal cancer with endometrial cancer is called as:
- ACowden syndrome
- BLynch syndrome✓ Correct answer
- CTurcot's syndrome
- DJuvenile polyposis syndrome
Q3.Characteristic skin lesion in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is
- AFreckles
- BLentigines✓ Correct answer
- CCafe au lait spots
- DAdenoma sebaceum
Q4.Familial adenomatous polyposis is characterized by all except
- AAutosomal recessive transmission✓ Correct answer
- BMore than 100 polyps in colorectal area
- CPolyps seen in duodenum
- DExtra-intestinal manifestations are present
Q5.After undergoing surgery for Carcinoma of the colon, a patient developed single liver metastasis of 2cm. What is the next line of management?
- AResection✓ Correct answer
- BChemoradiation
- CAcetic acid injection
- DRadiofrequency ablation
Q6.All are true regarding familial adenomatous polyposis except
- AAssociated endocrine involvement can be present
- BMore > 100 polyps in the colon
- CAutosomal recessive✓ Correct answer
- DMultiple duodenal polyps
Q7.A patient with abdominal wall desmoids tumor should be screened for
- ALung cancer
- BBreast cancer
- CColonic Polyps✓ Correct answer
- DPancreatic cancer
Q8.Which of the following is the investigation of choice for diagnosing carcinoma colon:
- AX-ray abdomen
- BCT scan
- CColonoscopy✓ Correct answer
- DBarium enema
Q9.In villous papilloma of rectum which is lost
- ANa+
- BK+✓ Correct answer
- CCa++
- DCl-
Q10.Features of right side carcinoma colon are I. Obstruction II. Altered bowel habit III. Anemia IV. Melena
- A1 only
- B1 and 2
- C3 and 4✓ Correct answer
- D2, 3 and 4
Answer key
Q1: D. CEA; Q2: B. Lynch syndrome; Q3: B. Lentigines; Q4: A. Autosomal recessive transmission; Q5: A. Resection; Q6: C. Autosomal recessive; Q7: C. Colonic Polyps; Q8: C. Colonoscopy; Q9: B. K+; Q10: C. 3 and 4.
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