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| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 03:47 pm Qn from AIIMS Mockseries #935 Qn.22 In which of the following locations, Carcinoid tumor is most common ? A) Esophagus B) Stomach C) Small bowel D) Appendix My Answer: C Correct Answer (acc to key): D I thought that small bowel combined has more chance than appendix...Am I wrong..?? |
| mady007 Total Posts: 8 | Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 03:52 pm i agree wit u. |
| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 04:59 pm So is the key wrong...?? I request Netmedicos to re-check.. |
| juhidr Total Posts: 149 | Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 02:08 am yes it has to be small bowel |
| drnik Total Posts: 1 | Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 05:53 am Though carcinoid tumour is common in small bowel , specifically speaking it is common in Appendix.. |
| docdesai Total Posts: 21 | Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 01:28 am my friends i think appendix is not a part of small intestine & thats y the answer is right. . think about it |
| docdesai Total Posts: 21 | Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 01:41 am wait wait wait guys its time for netmedicos to check for it. . bcos acc to harrison 16th page 2223 incidence of carcinoid in descending order bronchus(27.9%) , ileum(14.9%), rectum(13.6%), colon(8.6%), appendix(4.8%). stomach(4.6%) |
| docdesai Total Posts: 21 | Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 02:13 am https://www.cancer.net/portal/site/patient/menuitem.00a3259e57e760d90d0bde106e37a01d/?vgnextoid=8c42ea97a56d9010VgnVCM100000f2730ad1RCRD&vgnextfmt=default CHECK THIS SITE TO GET THE LATEST UPDATE DATED 29-10-2007. . . ACC TO IT SMALL INTESTINE IS ABOVE ALL IN OCCURANCE OF CARCINOID |
| Admin Total Posts: 890 | Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 05:24 am Dear Users, The answer will be SMALL INTESTINE as correctly pointed out by you all. It has now been updated, and marks and ranks of that particular mocktest as well as of the whole series have been updated. Good work by all of you as a whole 
Wishing you all the best...!!! With regards, Netmedicos |
| juhidr Total Posts: 149 | Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 06:04 am thanks for updating it in the mocktest |
| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 02:25 pm Welcome all for geeting so involved again..... 
Thanx to netmedicos team to have accepted my suggestion.. |
| jemzcal Total Posts: 127 | Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 03:14 pm good work fellows. keep it up. |
| indent Total Posts: 54 | Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:24 pm We will we will rock the test |
| docdesai Total Posts: 21 | Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:02 am thanks for considering the suggestion |
| lazyguy666 Total Posts: 42 | Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 07:40 am no intention of creating unnecessary controversy but some sources differ on the most common site of carcinoid tumor. ROBBINS 7th :"The appendix is the most common site of gut carcinoid tumors, followed by the small intestine (primarily ileum), rectum, stomach, and colon. However, the rectal tumors may represent up to half of tumors that come to clinical attention. Those that arise in the stomach and ileum are frequently multicentric, but the remainder tend to be solitary lesions." so depends whether question set by AIIMS patho dept or medicine dept!! 
for our sake i hope that such questions dont appear in exams and leave things to lucky guesswork! another question of this type is in MAY AIIMS08 Q.most common pre-pubertal testicular tumor confusion is between endodermal sinus tumor and teratoma.different books give different answers!it appears that yolk sac/endodermal sinus tumor is overall the commonest but may not present due to being aysmptomatic but teratoma is most commonly presenting tumor if only we knew what was going on in the mind of the paper setter!!  |