Surgical Oncology

Question 1

What is surgical oncology?

Answer 1

Surgical treatment of tumors

Question 2

What is XRT?

Answer 2

Radiation therapy

Question 3

What does “in situ” mean?

Answer 3

Not invading basement membrane

Question 4

What does “benign” mean?

Answer 4

Nonmalignant tumor, that is, does not invade or metastasize

Question 5

What does “malignant” mean?

Answer 5

Tumors with anaplasia that invade and metastasize

Question 6

What is adjuvant Rx?

Answer 6

Treatment that aids or assists surgical treatment (e.g. chemo or XRT)

Question 7

What is neoadjuvant Rx?

Answer 7

Chemo, XRT, or both before surgical resection

Question 8

What is brachytherapy?

Answer 8

XRT applied directly or very close to the target tissue (e.g. implantable radioactive seeds)

Question 9

What are metachronous tumors?

Answer 9

Tumors occurring at different times

Question 10

What are synchronous tumors?

Answer 10

Tumors occurring at the same time

Question 11

What is TMN staging?

Answer 11

Tumor size, Metastases (distant), Nodes

Question 12

What tumor marker is associated with colon cancer?

Answer 12

CEA

Question 13

What tumor marker is associated with hepatoma?

Answer 13

AFP

Question 14

What tumor marker is associated with pancreatic carcinoma?

Answer 14

CA 19-9

Question 15

What is paraneoplastic syndrome?

Answer 15

Syndrome of dysfunction not directly associated with tumor mass or metastases (autoimmune or released substance)

Question 16

What are the most common cancers in women?

Answer 16

1. Lung
2. Breast
3. Colorectal

Question 17

What are the most common cancers in men?

Answer 17

1. Prostate
2. Lung
3. Colorectal

Question 18

What is the most common cancer causing death in both men and women?

Answer 18

Lung