Chapter 19 Treatments

Question 1

cauterization

Answer 1

destruction of tissue by burning

Question 2

core needle biopsy

Answer 2

placement of a large-bore needle that extracts a thin core of tissue

Question 3

cryosurgery

Answer 3

use of subfreezing temperature to destroy tissue

Question 4

en bloc resection

Answer 4

tumor is removed along with a large area of surrounding tissue containing lymph nodes

Question 5

excisional biopsy

Answer 5

removal of a tumor and a margin of normal tissue

Question 6

exenteration

Answer 6

wide resection involving removal of the tumor, its organ of origin, and all surrounding tissue in the body space

Question 7

fine needle aspiration

Answer 7

placement of a very thin needle inside the tumor mass and extracting cells for microscopic evaluation

Question 8

fulguration

Answer 8

destruction of tissue by electric sparks generated by a high frequency current

Question 9

incisional biopsy

Answer 9

piece of tumor is removed to establish a diagnosis then more extensive procedures are performed to treat the bulk of the tumor

Question 10

brachytherapy

Answer 10

implantation of small, sealed containers or seeds of radioactive material directly into the tumor

Question 11

electron beams

Answer 11

low energy beams for treatment of skin or surface tumors

Question 12

external beam irradiation (teletherapy)

Answer 12

radiation therapy applied to a tumor from a distant source (linear accelerator)

Question 13

fractionation

Answer 13

a method of dividing radiation into small, repeated doses rather than fewer large doses