Deck 35: Male Reproductive and Genitourinary Tumors

Question 1

3)Which cancer can be treated using a water bath to provide dose homogeneity by compensating for the irregular surface with tissue-equivalent material?

A) Penis
B) Testicle
C) Prostate
D) Bladder

Answer 1

A
The water used, which is tissue equivalent, will compensate for the cylindrical presentation of the penis and ensure even dose distribution over the volume of interest.

Question 2

17)Who has the most significant risk of developing prostate cancer?

A) 45-year-old black male
B) 50-year-old white male
C) 70-year-old black male
D) 81-year-old black female

Answer 2

C
The incidence increases with each decade of life; more than 65% of prostate carcinomas occur in men 65 years and older.African-American men in the United States have one of the highest incidences of prostate cancer in the world, significantly higher than that of white men of comparable age.

Question 3

13)What is the most common symptom of testicular cancer?

A) Night sweats
B) Fever
C) Dysuria
D) Painless mass

Answer 3

D
Usually, a testicular tumor appears as a painless swelling or nodular mass in the scrotum and is sometimes noted incidentally by the patient or a sexual partner.

Question 4

4)Cancer of which urinary organ is most common?

A) Kidney
B) Ureter
C) Bladder
D) Urethra

Question 5

10)What is the most common form of penile cancer?

A) Squamous cell carcinoma
B) Germ cell tumors
C) Adenocarcinomas
D) Stromal tumors

Question 6

7)What is the most common form of bladder cancer?

A) Adenocarcinoma
B) Transitional cell carcinoma
C) Squamous cell carcinoma
D) Renal cell carcinoma

Question 7

20)Which of the following is least likely to be used in the management of a patient with prostate cancer?

A) Watchful waiting
B) Hormone therapy
C) Radiation therapy
D) Chemotherapy

Question 8

6)What is the most common form of kidney cancer?

A) Adenocarcinoma
B) Transitional cell carcinoma
C) Squamous cell carcinoma
D) Renal cell carcinoma

Question 9

14)What is the 5-year survival of all stages of testicular cancer combined?

A) 50%
B) 70%
C) 90%
D) 100%

Question 10

2)A total dose of 2500 cGy in fractions of 160 cGy is used to treat which male reproductive cancer?

A) Penis
B) Testicle
C) Prostate
D) Bladder

Question 11

16)What is the 5-year survival of all stages of prostate cancer combined?

A) 39%
B) 59%
C) 79%
D) 99%

Question 12

5)Cancer of which of the following male reproductive system components is most common?

A) Penis
B) Testicle
C) Prostate
D) Urethra

Question 13

1)A total dose of 7200 cGy in fractions of 180 cGy is used to treat which male reproductive cancer?

A) Prostate
B) Testicle
C) Penis
D) All of the above

Question 14

18)Which of the following treatment techniques are most frequently used when irradiating the prostate?
I)Supine positioning
II)Prone positioning
III)Full bladder
IV)Empty bladder

A) I and III
B) I and IV
C) II and III
D) II and IV

Question 15

9)What is the most common form of testicular cancer?

A) Squamous cell carcinoma
B) Germ cell tumors
C) Adenocarcinomas
D) Stromal tumors

Question 16

11)What region might receive prophylactic radiation therapy for advanced right-sided testicular cancer?

A) Right supraclavicular (SCV)nodes
B) Left SCV nodes
C) Para-aortic nodes
D) Left inguinal nodes

Question 17

15)What is the treatment of choice for testicular cancers?

A) Surgery
B) Chemotherapy
C) Radiation therapy
D) Watchful waiting

Question 18

12)What is the primary treatment option for kidney cancer?

A) Surgery
B) Chemotherapy
C) Radiation therapy
D) Immunotherapy

Question 19

8)What is the standard dose used when irradiating the entire bladder?

A) 3000 to 3500 cGy
B) 4500 to 5000 cGy
C) 5000 to 6000 cGy
D) 6500 to 7000 cGy

Question 20

19)Which of the following cancers is most likely to occur in a 27-year-old male?

A) Penis
B) Testicle
C) Prostate
D) Urethra

Question 21

25)Gleason's grading system is based on the tumor's _______________.

A) morphology
B) histology
C) extent
D) size

Question 22

24)To which surface of the prostate gland do the seminal vesicles attach?

A) Posterior superior
B) Anterior lateral
C) Superior anterior
D) Inferior posterior

Question 23

21)Which lymph node chains will be treated if a man is diagnosed with right-sided testicular cancer that has not spread outside the testicle?
I)Right SCV nodes
II)Para-aortic nodes
III)Right inguinal nodes

A) I and II
B) I and III
C) II and III
D) I, II, and III

Question 24

22)Which of the following treatment techniques can be used to treat the prostate?

A) 4-field box
B) IMRT
C) Brachytherapy
D) All of the above

Question 25

23)Kidney carcinoma can be attributed to which of the following?
I)Cigarette use
II)Obesity
III)Betel nut chewing

A) I and II
B) I and III
C) II and III
D) I, II, and III