Ati Medical Surgical Chapter 15: Cancer answers and
question Graded A+ year 2023/2024
inherited - ANSWER-5% of all cancers or the predisposition to the cancers are ______________
acquired - ANSWER-Most cancers are _____________
- brain and CSF
- lung
- liver (most common)
- adrenals
- bone - ANSWER-What are the main sites of cancer metastasis?
metastasis - ANSWER-this process begins with rapid growth of primary tumor, develops its own blood
supply
sentinel lymph node - ANSWER-The first node confronted as tumor cells spread through the lymphatic
system
skip metastasis - ANSWER-when tumor cell travels to distant nodes
Histology classification - ANSWER-classification form where your grade a cancer by its severity and
appearance of cells
staging - ANSWER-classification of cancer where you look at the extent of the disease
Grade I of cells - ANSWER-cells differ slightly from normal cells and are well differentiated.
Grade II of cells - ANSWER-cells are more abnormal and moderately differentiated
, Grade III of cells - ANSWER-cells are very abnormal and poorly differentiated
Grade IV of cells - ANSWER-cells are immature and primitive and undifferentiated. Cell of origin is
difficult to determine
Grade V of cells - ANSWER-cells are completely abnormal
Stage 0 cancer - ANSWER-cancer in situ
stage 1 cancer - ANSWER-tumor limited to tissue of origin; localized tumor growth
stage II cancer - ANSWER-limited local spread
Stage III cancer - ANSWER-extensive local and regional spread
Stage IV cancer - ANSWER-metastasis
TNM Classification system - ANSWER-anatomic extent of disease is based on three parameters:
- Tumor size and invasiveness
- Spread to lymph nodes
- Metastasis
- cure
- control
- palliation - ANSWER-What are the three goals of cancer dependent on type and extent?
curative therapy - ANSWER-surgery alone or periods of adjunctive systemic therapy. The timeframe may
differ according to the tumor and its characteristics. Chemo, radiation, biologic treatment, surgical
removal, etc.
question Graded A+ year 2023/2024
inherited - ANSWER-5% of all cancers or the predisposition to the cancers are ______________
acquired - ANSWER-Most cancers are _____________
- brain and CSF
- lung
- liver (most common)
- adrenals
- bone - ANSWER-What are the main sites of cancer metastasis?
metastasis - ANSWER-this process begins with rapid growth of primary tumor, develops its own blood
supply
sentinel lymph node - ANSWER-The first node confronted as tumor cells spread through the lymphatic
system
skip metastasis - ANSWER-when tumor cell travels to distant nodes
Histology classification - ANSWER-classification form where your grade a cancer by its severity and
appearance of cells
staging - ANSWER-classification of cancer where you look at the extent of the disease
Grade I of cells - ANSWER-cells differ slightly from normal cells and are well differentiated.
Grade II of cells - ANSWER-cells are more abnormal and moderately differentiated
, Grade III of cells - ANSWER-cells are very abnormal and poorly differentiated
Grade IV of cells - ANSWER-cells are immature and primitive and undifferentiated. Cell of origin is
difficult to determine
Grade V of cells - ANSWER-cells are completely abnormal
Stage 0 cancer - ANSWER-cancer in situ
stage 1 cancer - ANSWER-tumor limited to tissue of origin; localized tumor growth
stage II cancer - ANSWER-limited local spread
Stage III cancer - ANSWER-extensive local and regional spread
Stage IV cancer - ANSWER-metastasis
TNM Classification system - ANSWER-anatomic extent of disease is based on three parameters:
- Tumor size and invasiveness
- Spread to lymph nodes
- Metastasis
- cure
- control
- palliation - ANSWER-What are the three goals of cancer dependent on type and extent?
curative therapy - ANSWER-surgery alone or periods of adjunctive systemic therapy. The timeframe may
differ according to the tumor and its characteristics. Chemo, radiation, biologic treatment, surgical
removal, etc.
