Deck 27: Cancer of the Lung

Question 1

The most common cause of lung cancer is:

A) cigarette smoking.
B) air pollution.
C) exposure to asbestos.
D) exposure to radon gas.

Answer 1

cigarette smoking.

Question 2

Which of the following is (are) small cell lung cancer(s)?
1) Undifferentiated carcinoma
2) Squamous carcinoma
3) Adenocarcinoma
4) Oat cell carcinoma

A) 4
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 4
D) 1, 2, 3

Answer 2

4

Question 3

What is the preferred surgical treatment for a large, single tumor located in the right lower lobe?

A) Lobectomy
B) Wedge resection
C) Segmentectomy
D) Pneumonectomy

Answer 3

Lobectomy

Question 4

Malignant tumors:
1) invade surrounding tissues.
2) grow slowly.
3) cause necrosis.
4) may be metastatic.

A) 1
B) 4
C) 2, 4
D) 1, 3, 4

Question 5

Benign tumors:
1) are metastatic.
2) grow slowly.
3) are usually encapsulated.
4) grow in a disordered manner.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 2, 3
D) 1, 3, 4

Question 6

Which form of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?

A) Large cell carcinoma
B) Adenocarcinoma
C) Small cell carcinoma
D) Squamous cell carcinoma

Question 7

During bronchoscopy, a tumor was found in the right mainstem bronchus. What is the recommended treatment?

A) Pneumonectomy
B) Brachytherapy
C) Cryotherapy
D) Photodynamic therapy

Question 8

A patient with lung cancer has learned the cancer has metastasized to three other locations. What is the recommended treatment option?

A) Radiation therapy to all known tumors
B) Surgical removal of all known tumors
C) Chemotherapy
D) Needle aspiration of the tumors

Question 9

All of the following are pathologic or structural changes associated with bronchogenic carcinoma EXCEPT:

A) excessive mucous production.
B) inflammation of the airways.
C) alveolar consolidation.
D) fibrocalcific pleural plaques.

Question 10

Signs and symptoms associated with metastatic lung cancer include:
1) fatigue.
2) bone pain.
3) seizures.
4) weight loss.

A) 1, 4
B) 2, 3
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 1, 2, 3, 4

Question 11

Which of the following is the most common form of lung cancer among those who have never smoked cigarettes or other tobacco products?

A) Squamous cell carcinoma
B) Adenocarcinoma
C) Large cell carcinoma
D) Small cell carcinoma

Question 12

When a patient develops drooping eyelid and small pupil in the same eye, which of the following syndromes is present?

A) Superior vena cava syndrome
B) Paraneoplastic syndrome
C) Horner's syndrome
D) Cushing's syndrome

Question 13

Staging of a lung cancer is based on which of these criteria?
1) L, for location of the tumor
2) M, for extent of metastasis
3) N, for lymph node involvement
4) T, for extent of the primary tumor

A) 1, 4
B) 2, 3
C) 2, 3, 4
D) 1, 2, 3, 4

Question 14

Which of the following is (are) non-small cell lung cancer(s)?
1) Large cell carcinoma
2) Squamous carcinoma
3) Adenocarcinoma
4) Oat cell carcinoma

A) 1
B) 4
C) 1, 2, 3
D) 2, 3, 4

Question 15

Chest radiograph findings associated with lung cancer include all of the following EXCEPT a(n):

A) large irregular mass.
B) enlarged heart.
C) coin lesion.
D) pleural effusion.