Deck 19: A:cancer Medicine Oncology

Question 1

What term describes localized tumor growth?

A) Metastasis
B) Carcinoma in situ
C) Pleomorphic
D) Anaplastic
E) Sarcoma

Answer 1

Carcinoma in situ

Question 2

Which term describes the spread of malignant tumors to a distant location?

A) Metastasis
B) Anaplasia
C) Infiltration
D) Invasion
E) Encapsulation

Answer 2

Metastasis

Question 3

Which is an example of genetic material that causes cancer?

A) Vinyl chloride
B) Hydrocarbons
C) Diethylstilbestrol
D) Alkylating agents
E) Oncogenes

Answer 3

Oncogenes

Question 4

What term means assisting or aiding?

A) Lethal
B) Fractionation
C) Aspiration
D) Adjuvant
E) Grading

Question 5

What is a definition of modality?

A) Method of treatment
B) Damage to normal tissue
C) Change in genetic material
D) Description of the diagnosis
E) Death of cells

Question 6

Which term is used in treatment of tumors with radiation?

A) Steroid
B) Antibiotic
C) Antimetabolite
D) Linear accelerator
E) Plant alkaloid

Question 7

Which is a definition of a radioresistant tumor?

A) Tumor is completely eradicated by chemical therapy
B) Tumor requires large doses of radiation to produce death of cells
C) Tumor in which irradiation causes death of cancer cells without damage to surrounding tissue
D) Tumor is not significantly affected by drug treatment
E) Tumor is resistant to surgical intervention

Question 8

Which is a description of a fungating tumor?

A) Open, exposed surface on the tumor
B) Containing dead tissue
C) Characterized by inflammation
D) Large, soft, flesh tumor
E) Mushrooming pattern of growth as tumor cells pile on top of each other

Question 9

Which is a description of an estrogen receptor assay?

A) Tests for the presence of carcinoembryonic antigen in the blood
B) Tests for a portion of human chorionic gonadotropin in serum of patients
C) Tests the presence of a protein antigen in serum of liver and testicular cancer patients
D) Tests the concentration of hormone receptor sites in cells of breast cancer patients
E) Tests for the amount of carcinogenic hormones in the bloodstream of cancer patients

Question 10

Which term includes sessile and pedunculated types of growths?

A) Polypoid
B) Cystic
C) Medullary
D) Verrucous
E) Necrotic

Question 11

Which is a description of scirrhous type tumors?

A) Form small nipple-like projections
B) Form small, microscopic glandular-type sacs
C) Hard, densely packed tumor cells
D) Resemble squamous epithelial cells
E) Contain a variety of tumor cells

Question 12

What is the definition of a mutation?

A) Inheritable change in a cell
B) Specialization of cells
C) Plan for treatment of an illness
D) Cell division
E) Giving radiation in small doses

Question 13

What does mutagenic mean?

A) Producing a change in the DNA of a cell
B) Increased cell growth
C) New growth in numbers of cells
D) Tumors are large and fleshy
E) Cells are very differentiated

Question 14

Which is a description of pharmacokinetics?

A) Type of ionizing radiation
B) Study of the distribution and removal of drugs in the body
C) Method of giving x-ray treatment
D) Use of drugs to increase the sensitivity of tumors to x-rays
E) Abnormal growth of cells

Question 15

What is the meaning of fulguration?

A) Destruction of tissue by electric sparks
B) Treatment with drugs
C) Treatment with radiation
D) Tumor is removed by surgical excision
E) Aspiration biopsy technique

Question 16

Which is a description of exenteration?

A) Malignant tissue is frozen
B) Cells are scraped from region
C) Tumors are burned
D) Wide resection of tumor and removal of surrounding tissue
E) Material is taken from the vagina or cervix and analyzed microscopically

Question 17

Which is a description of cauterization?

A) Treating a tumor with freezing temperatures
B) Treating tissue with heat
C) Drying tissue electrically
D) Surgical puncture to remove fluid
E) Removing cells by scraping the walls of an organ

Question 18

Which is an example of a known type of inherited cancer?

A) Bone cancer
B) Lung cancer
C) Retinoblastoma
D) Basal cell carcinoma
E) Adenocarcinoma of the cervix

Question 19

What does staging a tumor mean?

A) Assessing the degree of differentiation
B) Analyzing the microscopic appearance of tumor cells
C) The tumor has spread
D) Assessing the extent of tumor spread
E) Treatment involves radiotherapy

Question 20

Which is an example of a solid tumor derived from epithelial tissue?

A) Leiomyoma
B) Rhabdomyoma
C) Chondrosarcoma
D) Adenocarcinoma of the lung
E) Ewing sarcoma

Question 21

Pertaining to tumors filled with mucus:

A) mucinous
B) mucanous
C) musinous

Question 22

What best describes interferon?

A) Carcinogen
B) Molecularly targeted drug
C) Alkylating agent used for chemotherapy
D) Type of electron beam
E) Biological response modifier

Question 23

Which best describes a wide surgical incision of the abdomen to detect disease?

A) Staging laparotomy
B) Liver and spleen scan
C) Peritoneoscopy
D) Bone marrow biopsy
E) Laparoscopy

Question 24

A side effect of radiation therapy (redness of skin):

A) Alopecia
B) Myelosuppression
C) Mucositis
D) Fibrosis
E) Erythema

Question 25

Replication of cells:

A) miteosis
B) mitosis
C) meiosis

Question 26

A side effect of chemotherapy or radiotherapy (hair loss):

A) Alopecia
B) Myelosuppression
C) Mucositis
D) Fibrosis
E) Erythema

Question 27

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Programmed cell death

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 28

What term means return of symptoms of disease?

A) Remission
B) Mutation
C) Metastasis
D) Relapse
E) Differentiation

Question 29

Return of disease symptoms:

A) relaspe
B) relapse
C) relapze

Question 30

Complex, naturally occurring chemicals:

A) steroids
B) stairoids
C) steriods

Question 31

Additional treatment:

A) adjuvant therapy
B) adjivent therapy
C) adjuvent therapy

Question 32

Specialization of cells:

A) differentiation
B) differantiation
C) differentsheation

Question 33

Malignant tumor of fibrous tissue:

A) fibrosacroma
B) fibrosarcoma
C) fibrosarkoma

Question 34

Condition of being diseased:

A) morbitity
B) morbidity
C) morbitidy

Question 35

Densely packed tumors:

A) scirrhous
B) skirrus
C) scirrhus

Question 36

Which term means cancerous tumor derived from bone?

A) Adenocarcinoma
B) Osteogenic sarcoma
C) Osteoma
D) Chondrosarcoma
E) Wilms tumor

Question 37

Plan for treatment:

A) protocal
B) protokol
C) protocol

Question 38

A side effect of radiation therapy to the lungs (abnormal growth of connective tissue):

A) Alopecia
B) Myelosuppression
C) Mucositis
D) Fibrosis
E) Erythema

Question 39

Hypoplasia of bone marrow:

A) Alopecia
B) Myelosuppression
C) Mucositis
D) Fibrosis
E) Erythema

Question 40

Inflammation of the inner lining of an organ:

A) Alopecia
B) Myelosuppression
C) Mucositis
D) Fibrosis
E) Erythema

Question 41

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Condition of being diseased

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 42

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Localized cancer; confined to the site of origin

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 43

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Loss of specialization of cells; reversion to a more primitive type

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 44

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Pertaining to producing change in cells

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 45

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Malignant tumor of epithelial tissue (glandular cells)

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 46

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Giving radiation therapy in small, repeated doses

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 47

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Visual examination of the abdomen using small incisions and an endoscope

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 48

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Cells are scraped from an area of suspected disease and examined microscopically

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 49

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Formation of blood vessels

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 50

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Possessing a stem or stalk; characteristic of some polypoid tumors

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 51

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Specialization of cells

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 52

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Removal of tumor along with a large area of surrounding tissue and lymph nodes

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 53

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Drug that increases the sensitivity of tumors to radiation therapy

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 54

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Spread of a malignant tumor to a secondary site

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 55

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Region of DNA found in tumor cells; examples are abl, ras, src

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 56

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Malnutrition associated with chronic disease (such as malignancy) and ill health

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 57

Match the terms or abbreviations with their correct meanings:
Replication of cells; two identical cells are produced from a parent cell

A)chemical carcinogen
B)DNA
C)mitosis
D)mutation
E)oncogene
F)radiation
G)RNA
H)ultraviolet radiation
I)virus

Question 58

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Malignant tumor of connective tissue

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 59

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Microscopic description of tumors possessing a variety of cells

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 60

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
Synthetic chemicals containing groups that interfere with DNA synthesis

A)adenocarcinoma
B)alkylating agents
C)anaplasia
D)angiogenesis
E)apoptosis
F)cachexia
G)carcinoma in situ
H)differentiation
I)en bloc resection
J)exfoliative cytology
K)fibrosarcoma
L)fractionation
M)laparoscopy
N)metastasis
O)morbidity
P)mutagenic
Q)oncogene
R)pedunculated
S)pleomorphic
T)radiosensitizer

Question 61

Match the terms or abbreviations with their correct meanings:
Region of genetic material that causes cancer; found in tumor cells or viruses

A)chemical carcinogen
B)DNA
C)mitosis
D)mutation
E)oncogene
F)radiation
G)RNA
H)ultraviolet radiation
I)virus

Question 62

Match the terms or abbreviations with their correct meanings:
Energy carried by a stream of particles

A)chemical carcinogen
B)DNA
C)mitosis
D)mutation
E)oncogene
F)radiation
G)RNA
H)ultraviolet radiation
I)virus

Question 63

Match the terms or abbreviations with their correct meanings:
An agent (hydrocarbon, insecticide, hormone) that causes cancer

A)chemical carcinogen
B)DNA
C)mitosis
D)mutation
E)oncogene
F)radiation
G)RNA
H)ultraviolet radiation
I)virus

Question 64

Match the following gross descriptions of tumors with their meanings:
Characterized by large, open, exposed surfaces

A)cystic
B)fungating
C)inflammatory
D)medullary
E)necrotic
F)polypoid
G)ulcerating
H)verrucous

Question 65

Match the following gross descriptions of tumors with their meanings:
Tumors resemble wart-like growths

A)cystic
B)fungating
C)inflammatory
D)medullary
E)necrotic
F)polypoid
G)ulcerating
H)verrucous

Question 66

Match the following gross descriptions of tumors with their meanings:
Tumors are large, soft, fleshy

A)cystic
B)fungating
C)inflammatory
D)medullary
E)necrotic
F)polypoid
G)ulcerating
H)verrucous

Question 67

Match the terms or abbreviations with their correct meanings:
Change in the genetic material of a cell

A)chemical carcinogen
B)DNA
C)mitosis
D)mutation
E)oncogene
F)radiation
G)RNA
H)ultraviolet radiation
I)virus

Question 68

Match the descriptions with the correct surgical procedures:
excisional biopsy

A)Removal of tumor and a margin of abnormal tissue for diagnosis and possible cure for small tumors
B)Removal of entire tumor with large area of surrounding tissue and lymph nodes
C)Burning a lesion
D)Destruction of tissue using heat
E)Cutting into tumor and removing a piece to establish diagnosis
F)Freezing a lesion
G)Wide resection involving tumor, organ of origin, and surrounding tissue in the area of the hip

Question 69

Match the terms or abbreviations with their correct meanings:
Genetic material within the nucleus that controls replication and protein synthesis

A)chemical carcinogen
B)DNA
C)mitosis
D)mutation
E)oncogene
F)radiation
G)RNA
H)ultraviolet radiation
I)virus

Question 70

Match the following gross descriptions of tumors with their meanings:
Growths are projections from a base (sessile and pedunculated)

A)cystic
B)fungating
C)inflammatory
D)medullary
E)necrotic
F)polypoid
G)ulcerating
H)verrucous

Question 71

Match the descriptions with the correct surgical procedures:
fulguration

A)Removal of tumor and a margin of abnormal tissue for diagnosis and possible cure for small tumors
B)Removal of entire tumor with large area of surrounding tissue and lymph nodes
C)Burning a lesion
D)Destruction of tissue using heat
E)Cutting into tumor and removing a piece to establish diagnosis
F)Freezing a lesion
G)Wide resection involving tumor, organ of origin, and surrounding tissue in the area of the hip

Question 72

Match the following gross descriptions of tumors with their meanings:
Tumors form large, open spaces filled with fluid

A)cystic
B)fungating
C)inflammatory
D)medullary
E)necrotic
F)polypoid
G)ulcerating
H)verrucous

Question 73

Match the terms or abbreviations with their correct meanings:
Rays given off by the sun

A)chemical carcinogen
B)DNA
C)mitosis
D)mutation
E)oncogene
F)radiation
G)RNA
H)ultraviolet radiation
I)virus

Question 74

Match the terms or abbreviations with their correct meanings:
Cellular substance (ribonucleic acid) that is important in protein synthesis

A)chemical carcinogen
B)DNA
C)mitosis
D)mutation
E)oncogene
F)radiation
G)RNA
H)ultraviolet radiation
I)virus

Question 75

Match the following gross descriptions of tumors with their meanings:
Containing dead tissue

A)cystic
B)fungating
C)inflammatory
D)medullary
E)necrotic
F)polypoid
G)ulcerating
H)verrucous

Question 76

Match the following gross descriptions of tumors with their meanings:
Mushrooming pattern of growth

A)cystic
B)fungating
C)inflammatory
D)medullary
E)necrotic
F)polypoid
G)ulcerating
H)verrucous

Question 77

Match the descriptions with the correct surgical procedures:
en bloc resection

A)Removal of tumor and a margin of abnormal tissue for diagnosis and possible cure for small tumors
B)Removal of entire tumor with large area of surrounding tissue and lymph nodes
C)Burning a lesion
D)Destruction of tissue using heat
E)Cutting into tumor and removing a piece to establish diagnosis
F)Freezing a lesion
G)Wide resection involving tumor, organ of origin, and surrounding tissue in the area of the hip

Question 78

Match the terms or abbreviations with their correct meanings:
Infectious agent that reproduces by entering a host cell and using the host's genetic material to make copies of itself

A)chemical carcinogen
B)DNA
C)mitosis
D)mutation
E)oncogene
F)radiation
G)RNA
H)ultraviolet radiation
I)virus

Question 79

Match the descriptions with the correct surgical procedures:
incisional biopsy

A)Removal of tumor and a margin of abnormal tissue for diagnosis and possible cure for small tumors
B)Removal of entire tumor with large area of surrounding tissue and lymph nodes
C)Burning a lesion
D)Destruction of tissue using heat
E)Cutting into tumor and removing a piece to establish diagnosis
F)Freezing a lesion
G)Wide resection involving tumor, organ of origin, and surrounding tissue in the area of the hip

Question 80

Match the following gross descriptions of tumors with their meanings:
Characterized by redness, swelling, and heat

A)cystic
B)fungating
C)inflammatory
D)medullary
E)necrotic
F)polypoid
G)ulcerating
H)verrucous