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Lung Cancer- Surgical Diseases 4th Year- PMU
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https://quizlet.com/_6qr8i5- ATrue
- BFalse
2In which position do we place lung cancer as a cause of death from cancer in women?
- Afirst
- Bsecond (after breast cancer)
- Cthird
- Dfourth
- Efifth
3Which is the most important risk factor in the development of lung cancer?
- Aradon gas
- Basbestos
- Ccigarette smoking
- Dair pollution
- Eiatrogenic radiation exposure
4The most frequent histologic type of lung cancer is
- Aadenocarcinoma
- Bsquamous cell carcinoma
- Cneuroendocrine tumors
- Dsalivary gland-type tumors
- Eadenosquamous carcinoma
5The disease is characterized Dy an aggressive tendency to metastasize. It often spreads early to mediastinal lymph nodes and distant sites. Chemoradiotherapy is generally used for treatment, These are all characteristics of which type of lung cancer?
- Asalivary gland-type tumors
- Bsquamous cell carcinoma
- Cadenocarcinoma
- Dsmall cell carcinoma
6Which of these statements is true for lung cancer?
- Alung cancer rarely metastasizes to the lymph nodes
- Bthe most common histologic type is squamous cell carcinoma
- Cpatients with lung cancer often present with early stage disease because of the specific symptoms
- Dpatients with lung cancer often present with advanced stage disease and symptoms
- Enone of the above
7Which one of these symptoms is the most common symptom of lung cancer that is frequently overlooked both by patients and physicians?
- Ahemoptysis
- Bcough
- Cstridor
- Ddyspnea
- Echest wall pain
8Which of these symptoms are included in the Pancoast's syndrome?
- Aharshness of stridor or musical wheezing
- Bhemoptysis and cough
- Cfacial anhydrosis, miosis, and ptosis
- Dfullness and swelling in-the face and arms
- Edistended neck veins and large superficial chest and neck collaterals
9The most unusual and most intriguing symptoms of lung cancer are the result of paraneoplastic processes. Which of these symptoms is not paraneoplastic?
- ASyndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
- BCushing's syndrome
- CSuperior vena cava syndrome
- DHypercalcemia
- EDigital clubbing
10Lung cancer may cause dyspnea through multiple different mechanisms. Which of the mechanisms cannot cause dyspnea?
- Aatelectasis distal to the obstruction
- Bcompression of the pulmonary artery or branches resulting in hypoperfusion
- Cpleural effusions
- Dpancoast's syndrome
11How do we treat patients with lung cancer and malignant pleural effusions?
- ASurgical resection lobectomy or pneumonectomy
- BWe perform only wedge or sublobar resection
- CVATS with pleurodesis
- DWe don’t perform any surgical intervention
12According to the TNM classification malignant pleural effusions are considered as
- AT3 - tumor that directly invades the chest wall
- BT4 - tumor that directly invades mediastinum
- CN3
- DM1 — distant metastasis
- Enone of the above
13Which of the following imaging tests is the most common test that we use in the preoperative staging of patients with suspected lung cancer?
- AChest x-ray
- BCT scan of the chest and upper abdomen
- CMRI of the brain
- DFDG-PET scan
- EAll of the above
14How do we evaluate the nodal (N) stage in patients with lung cancer?
- AChest CT
- BPET scan
- CMediastinoscopy
- DEndoscopic bronchial ultrasound
- EAll of the above
15What is the standard treatment of patients with stage I and II lung cancer?
- AVATS with biopsy
- BWedge resection or segmentectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection
- CLobectomy with systematic mediastinal lymph node dissection/sampling
- DPneumonectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection
16What is the most commonly used treatment of stage IV lung cancer?
- Acombination chemotherapy
- Bpneumonectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection
- Cradiation therapy
- Dall of the above
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