HCMT 2063 EXAM QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS

HCMT 2063 EXAM QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS

\.The structure of a topography code tell us what?

A- where the primary site is located

B- the histology of the cancer

C- what the sub site is

D- both A and C

E- all of the above - ANSWERS✔-D- both A and c



\.Why use ICD-O-3 codes?

A- to standardize cancer data collection

B- to allow coding to be comparable

C- to allow data to be combined into larger databases

D- all of the above - ANSWERS✔-D- all of the above



\.What does the "C" code stand for in the ICD-O-3 manual?

A- cancer

B- topography

C- histology

D- none of the above - ANSWERS✔-B- topography



\.What is the topography of a cancer?

, A- the primary site of the cancer

B- where in the body the tumor originated

C- how aggressive the cancer is

D- both A and B

E- all of the above - ANSWERS✔-D- both A and B



\.Topography is a ______digit code.

A- 2

B- 3

C- 4

D- 5 - ANSWERS✔-C- 4



\.What is a site? - ANSWERS✔-where the tumor started to grow or the origin



\.What is a subsite? - ANSWERS✔-the exact location or the further division of the primary site



\.What is the morphology? - ANSWERS✔-a description of the cell type of the tumor



\.What does an "M" code describe?

A- morphology

B- histology

C- multiple primary

D- both A and B - ANSWERS✔-D- both A and B



\."Histology" and "Morphology" can be used interchangeably.