Week 3 Block Test

Question 1

What are benefits of the TNM staging system?

Answer 1

It communicates succinctly the anatomical extent of disease
It can be used for most tumour types
Is internationally recognised

Question 2

What does M1H, from the TNM staging system,tell us about the metastatic disease location?

Answer 2

It’s located in the liver

Question 3

If the TNM staging indicates M1p, the metastatic disease is located where?

Answer 3

The lungs

Question 4

What is hyperplasia?

Answer 4

Enlargement of organ or tissue due to increase in reproduction

Question 5

What is dysplasia?

Answer 5

Enlargement of organ tissue due to proliferation of abnormal cell type

Question 6

What is anaplasia ?

Answer 6

Cells with poor cellular differentiation

Question 7

What is referred to by the spread of cancer cells by cerebral spinal fluid?

Answer 7

Leptomeningeal

Question 8

Can tumour grading be established from CT imaging?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

What is a stage 1 tumour based on the TNM staging?

Answer 9

T1 N0 M0

Question 10

What is the description of a T2 skin tumour

Answer 10

It is 2cm < 5cm