Deck 16: Oncology

Question 1

A system of determining how far a cancer has spread from its original site is called grading.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Tumors that grow rapidly, recur, and invade tissue are usually benign.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A seminoma is a benign tumor.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The site where the cancer originates is referred to as the primary site.

Question 5

An hCG level is used as a screen for ovarian cancer.

Question 6

A determination of the degree of dedifferentiation of cancer cells is called staging.

Question 7

An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor of the ear.

Question 8

A patient's smoking history can be described in pack years.

Question 9

NSE is used to measure the stage and/or patient's response to treatment of small cell carcinoma and neuroblastoma.

Question 10

A retinoblastoma is a benign tumor of the eye.

Question 11

Cancer cells that derive from plasma cells in the bone marrow are classified as myeloma.

Question 12

A patient who has smoked two packs a day for 10 years has a 12 pack-year history.

Question 13

Healthy cells are poorly differentiated.

Question 14

A hypernephroma is a malignant tumor of the urinary system.

Question 15

Oncology is the study of tumors.

Question 16

Cancer composed of connective tissue is sarcoma.

Question 17

All neoplasms are cancerous.

Question 18

The most common type of malignant tumor is carcinoma.

Question 19

A myxosarcoma is a malignant tumor of the circulatory system.

Question 20

PSA is used to test for prostate cancer.

Question 21

An en bloc resection removes the entire breast, the lymph nodes, and the muscle under the breast.

Question 22

Stereotactic mammography can be used for image-guided biopsies.

Question 23

Antineoplastic antibiotics prevent or delay cell replication.

Question 24

Immunotherapy uses the body's own defense system to attack cancer cells.

Question 25

CEA is used to monitor colorectal cancer spread or a patient's response to treatment.

Question 26

The body's normal restraining function to keep cell growth in check is termed ____________________.

Question 27

Affixing a value to a clinical opinion of the degree of dedifferentiation is termed ____________________.

Question 28

A malignant tumor of epithelial origin is ____________________.

Question 29

SPECT is useful in determining metastases to bones.

Question 30

A mammogram is useful in the early detection of uterine cancers.

Question 31

A malignant tumor of connective tissue origin is termed ____________________.

Question 32

The study of tumors is termed ____________________.

Question 33

Cells spread beyond their original site by the process of ____________________.

Question 34

BTA is present in the urine of patients with breast cancer.

Question 35

Cancerous tumors are termed ____________________.

Question 36

Determining the size and spread of the cancer from its original site is called ____________________.

Question 37

AFP is used to check for liver or testicular cancers.

Question 38

Brachytherapy is a form of chemotherapy.

Question 39

Noncancerous tumors are termed ____________________.

Question 40

Alkylating agents prevent cancer cells from receiving necessary nutrients.

Question 41

A malignant tumor of the plasma cells of the bone marrow is a(n) ____________________.

Question 42

A breast cancer patient who has the breast, the lymph nodes, and the underlying muscle removed has had a(n) ____________________ mastectomy.

Question 43

Cancer cells that appear only at the original site and have not invaded the organ of origin are called ____________________.

Question 44

In TNM, the M stands for ____________________.

Question 45

Treatment using cancer-destroying medicine is termed ____________________.

Question 46

A TSE is a ____________________ self-examination.

Question 47

An FOBT is a fecal ____________________ blood test.

Question 48

A BSE is a ____________________ self-examination.

Question 49

The abbreviation mets stands for ____________________.

Question 50

In TNM, the T stands for ____________________.

Question 51

Removal of clinically involved lymph nodes is termed lymph node ____________________.

Question 52

A benign tumor of a nerve is a(n) ____________________.

Question 53

A benign tumor of skeletal muscle is a(n) ____________________.

Question 54

The ____________________ node is the first node in which lymphatic drainage occurs in a particular area.

Question 55

Treatment using radiation is termed ____________________.

Question 56

A benign tumor of the thymus gland is a ____________________.

Question 57

A malignant tumor of striated or skeletal muscle is a(n) ____________________.

Question 58

The medical term for wasting is ____________________.

Question 59

In TNM, the N stands for ____________________.

Question 60

A breast cancer patient who has only the cancer itself removed has had a(n) ____________________.

Question 61

The spread of cancer by direct extension or to distant sites is:

A) apoptosis.
B) dedifferentiation.
C) metastasis.
D) CIS.

Question 62

Malignant tumors derived from epithelial tissue are:

A) carcinomas.
B) leukemias.
C) lymphomas.
D) sarcomas.

Question 63

New growths are:

A) dysplasia.
B) hypoplasia.
C) hyperplasia.
D) neoplasia.

Question 64

A system of determining how much a cancer has spread from its original site is:

A) protocol.
B) grading.
C) staging.
D) biopsy.

Question 65

If cancer cells appear only at the original site and have not invaded the organ of origin, it is called:

A) metastasis.
B) sentinel node.
C) CIS.
D) dedifferentiation.

Question 66

Malignant tumors that arise from plasma cells in the bone marrow are:

A) carcinomas.
B) leukemias.
C) myelomas.
D) sarcomas.

Question 67

Oncology is the study of:

A) bones.
B) blood.
C) tumors.
D) eyes.

Question 68

A characteristic of malignant tumors is that they:

A) are encapsulated.
B) are well differentiated.
C) are slow growing.
D) do not resemble tissue of origin.

Question 69

A term meaning NOT cancerous is:

A) benign.
B) neoplasm.
C) dysplastic.
D) sarcoma.

Question 70

Malignant tumors derived from bone marrow are:

A) carcinomas.
B) leukemias.
C) lymphomas.
D) sarcomas.

Question 71

A suffix meaning production or origin is:

A) -genesis.
B) -sarcoma.
C) -plasia.
D) -carcinoma.

Question 72

The majority of malignant tumors are:

A) carcinomas.
B) leukemias.
C) lymphomas.
D) sarcomas.

Question 73

The term for the site where a cancer originates is:

A) principal.
B) primary.
C) sentinel.
D) protocol.

Question 74

A bx is a ____________________.

Question 75

Malignant tumors derived from connective tissue are:

A) carcinomas.
B) leukemias.
C) lymphomas.
D) sarcomas.

Question 76

A suffix meaning connective tissue cancer is:

A) -stasis.
B) -sarcoma.
C) -plasia.
D) -carcinoma.

Question 77

A characteristic of benign tumors is that they:

A) seldom recur after excision.
B) are prone to ulceration and necrosis.
C) invade surrounding tissue.
D) have rapid growth.

Question 78

A suffix meaning epithelial cancer is:

A) -stasis.
B) -sarcoma.
C) -plasia.
D) -carcinoma.

Question 79

A determination of the dedifferentiation of cancer cells is called:

A) protocol.
B) grading.
C) staging.
D) biopsy.

Question 80

The body's normal function of keeping cell growth in check is:

A) dysplasia.
B) hyperplasia.
C) hypoplasia.
D) apoptosis.