A 40 year old woman report with the complaint of burning sensation in the mouth. Clinical examination reveals lesions consisting of radiating white striations in a retiform arrangement affecting buccal mucosa, tongue, lips & gingiva bilaterally. An incisional biopsy is suggestive of lichen planus. The following are different clinical forms of lichen planus except:

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1. On clinical examination a 60 years old female had a tumor in the right buccal mucosa. The size of the tumor was about 2 cm in diameter. There was no involvement of regional lymph nodes and also had no distant metastasis The TNM stage of the tumor is____________?

   A. T1 No Mo B. T1 NI Mo C. T1 N2 Mo D. T2 No Mo...

2. A patient with emotional problems, increased salivation; pallor of oral mucosa and a grayish blue discoloration of the gingiva. These findings are most consistent with a clinical impression of____________?

   A. Cherubism B. Cretinism C. Pierre Robin Syndrome D. Lead poisoning...

3. Which of the following is an oral manifestation of lichen planus?

   A. Dentinogenesis imperfecta B. Fordyce spots C. White, chalky enamel surface D. White radiating lines on the buccal mucosa...

4. Which of the following is not a type of lichen planus?

   A. Atrophic B. Hypertrophic C. Verrucous D. Erosive...

5. Erosive lichen planus resembles which of the following:

   A. Monilial gingivitis B. Desquamative gingivitis C. Herpetic gingivitis D. Acute ulcerative gingivitis...

6. In lichen planus the basal cells which are shrunken with an eosinophilic cytoplasm and with a pyknotic and fragmented nuclei are called__________?

   A. Tzanck cells B. Civatte bodies C. Donovan bodies D. Rushton bodies...

7. Histopathological study of lichen planus shows:___________?

   A. Mixed cellular inflammatory infiltrate B. Presence of T-lymphocytes predominantly C. Antiepithelial antibodies D. Scattered infiltrate with ill-defined lower border...

8. Lichen planus:____________?

   A. Can undergo malignant change B. Treated only by medication C. Must be excised D. Is a idiosyncrasy reaction...

9. Primary lesion in lichen planus is:___________?

   A. Macule B. Papule C. Vesicle D. Bulla...

10. Histological clefts in lichen planus are____________?

    A. Civatte bodies B. Wickham’s Striae C. Max – Joseph spaces D. Auspitz’s sign...