2026 ODS PRACTICE EXAM CANCER REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CLOSED BOOK DOMAIN 3

2026 ODS PRACTICE EXAM CANCER REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CLOSED BOOK DOMAIN 3 /. In registry terms, what phrase is used to describe general approval by a facility's medical staff for the registry to contact patents directly to obtain current follow-up information? - Answer-Blanket Permission /.SEER Summary Stage 1 indicates: - Answer-Localized only /.The staging basis is an important descriptor in which staging system? - Answer-AJCC TNM Staging /.An aspiration biopsy - Answer-Removes portion of a tumor /.The mucous membrane lining the inner cheeks is called the - Answer-buccal mucosa /.Lateral means - Answer-To the side /.The classification of the extent of disease for cervical cancer was first adopted by..... - Answer-FIGO /.An endoscopy - Answer-Uses an instrument to examine internal passages of hollow organs /.Internal radiation therapy is also known as - Answer-Brachytherapy /.The most common histologies in lung cancer are adenocarcinoma, squamous carcinoma and: - Answer-Small cell /.SEER Summary Stage also calls distant metastases Remote Diffuse Secondary All of the above - Answer-All of the above /.The cells of the immune system that work together to attack cancer cells are called: - Answer-Lymphocytes /.Which of the following is a classification for non-Hodgkin's type lymphoma? - Answer-Follicular small cleaved cell and large cell /.The removal of tissue from a living patient for the purpose of making a diagnosis by microscopic examination of the cells is called: - Answer-Biopsy /.Asbestos is a causal agent implicated in cancer in which site? - Answer-Pleura of lung /.Radiation therapy that comes from a machine outside the body and is aimed at the tumor is called __________ radiation therapy. - Answer-External Beam /.The Ann Arbor staging system applies to which of the following? - Answer-Malignant lymphoma /.Palliative is best defined as - Answer-Treatment for relief of pain or to relieve symptoms /.Adenocarcinomas arise from which of the following - Answer-Glandular tissue /.Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach is called - Answer-Gastrectomy /.Follow-up letters from the hospital that are stamped with "Cancer Registry" would not breach a patient's confidentiality. - Answer-False /.Although radiation therapy is used as definitive treatment for many kinds of cancer, for which of the following would you expect to find it used most often? - Answer-Invasive carcinoma of the cervix /.Classification of the extent of disease is known as - Answer-Staging /.Which of the following is a chemotherapeutic agent? - Answer-Methotrexate /.According to the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, the target percentage rate for follow-up of all eligible analytic cases from the cancer registry reference date is: - Answer-80% /.Which method of staging provides a more precise description of the patient's disease? - Answer-Pathological /.The hypothalamus is located in which of the following organs? - Answer-Brain /.Passive follow-up means: - Answer-checking the hospital database for readmission of patients in the registry database /.The complete code for a neoplasm, including topography and morphology, contains how many characters? - Answer-10 Reference: SEER Coding Rules for Topography and Morphology 10 characters: 4 topography (including the C) and 6 morphology (does not include the M). 9 would be correct if we did not count the C. The C is always considered part of the topography code. 11 would be correct if we counted the M. The M is not considered part of the code. 4 is the number of the Topography characters only and is only a part of the complete code. /.A sarcoma is a malignancy arising from - Answer-Mesodermal tissue /.A lymphoma would most likely arise in which of the following - Answer-Waldeyer's ring /.Methods to obtain follow-up information include, but are not limited to: Managing physician Pathology reports Communication with other facilities All of the above - Answer-all of the above /.A nevus is usually - Answer-A circumscribed, stable malformation of the skin. /.Most female pelvic cancer deaths are due to - Answer-Ovarian cancer /.Integumentary relates to which of the following sites? - Answer-Skin /.Peau d'orange is a condition associated with - Answer-Dermal lymphatic invasion by breast cancer /.Radiation kills cells by damaging their deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), thereby affecting their ability to: - Answer-Reproduce /.Malignancies of the oropharynx are most often found in the - Answer-Tonsil and base of tongue /.A transurethral resection is a procedure that: - Answer-Removes tissue from the bladder or prostate /.The tonsils are masses of what kind of tissue? - Answer-Lymphoid /.SEER Summary Stage defines contiguous tumors as - Answer-Adjacent /.A choriocarcinoma is a highly malignant tumor of which of the following organs? - Answer-Testes(rare) and/or ovaries Choriocarcinoma is a highly malignant tumor and very rare. Most testicular cancers are of germ-cell origin. Germ-cell tumors are neoplasms that derive from the totipotential primordial germ cells. These tumors can be germinomatous or embryonal. Pure germ-cell tumors are called germinomatous and are either seminomas (if presenting in boys) or dysgerminomas (if presenting in girls). The tumors with embryonal differentiation can be embryonal carcinomas, teratomas, endodermal sinus tumors, or choriocarcinomas. Germ-cell tumors containing a mixture of germ cells and embryonal cells are classified by their most malignant component. /.One Gray (Gy) is equal to: - Answer-100 rads One gray (Gy) is equal to 100 rads. 1 centigray (cGy) is equal to 1 rad. 10 cGy is equal to 10 rads. 10 Gy = 1000 rads. 1 Gy=100 cGy /.Brachytherapy is: - Answer-Radiation therapy where the radiation source is close to the tumor /.Which of the following is cancer-directed surgery? - Answer-BOTH polypectomy for a carcinoma in situ in a colon polyp & LEEP for carcinoma in situ of the cervix. Colonic polypectomy is the removal of colorectal polyps in order to prevent them from turning cancerous (surgery). Gastrointestinal polyps can be removed endoscopically (surgery) through colonoscopy. For a polypectomy, the cancer is removed as part of the polyp, which is cut at its stalk (the area that resembles the stem of a mushroom). LEEP for carcinoma in situ of the cervix:Treatment options for squamous cell carcinoma in situ include cryosurgery, laser surgery, loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP/LEETZ), and cold knife :// /.The date of first contact for a patient at a facility is: - Answer-The date the patient first had contact with the facility for the diagnosis and/or first course of treatment /.Summary Stage 3 indicates - Answer-Regional by lymph nodes only