Question 1

What is the most common presenting symptom of HD?

Accepted Answer

A)  Painless mass 
B)  Headache 
C)  Persistent cough 
D)  Dysphagia 
A)  Painless mass 
B)  Headache 
C)  Persistent cough 
D)  Dysphagia A

Question 2

What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma affecting only the right cervical lymph nodes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage I 
B)  Stage II 
C)  Stage III 
D)  Stage IV 
A)  Stage I 
B)  Stage II 
C)  Stage III 
D)  Stage IV A

Question 3

What landmark is typically used to determine the lower border of the mantle field?

Accepted Answer

A)  T10 
B)  T12 
C)  Carina 
D)  Xyphoid 
A)  T10 
B)  T12 
C)  Carina 
D)  Xyphoid A

Question 4

What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma with extralymphatic extension?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage I 
B)  Stage II 
C)  Stage III 
D)  Stage IV 
A)  Stage I 
B)  Stage II 
C)  Stage III 
D)  Stage IV

Question 5

Which of the following organs is most closely associated with the lymphatic system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heart 
B)  Spleen 
C)  Pancreas 
D)  Liver 
A)  Heart 
B)  Spleen 
C)  Pancreas 
D)  Liver

Question 6

Which lymph node chain is more likely to be the original site of Hodgkin lymphoma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pelvic 
B)  Inguinal 
C)  Para-aortic 
D)  Axillary 
A)  Pelvic 
B)  Inguinal 
C)  Para-aortic 
D)  Axillary

Question 7

Which treatment field for HD includes the para-aortic lymph node chain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mantle 
B)  Inverted-Y (abdominal portion) 
C)  Inverted-Y (pelvic portion) 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Mantle 
B)  Inverted-Y (abdominal portion) 
C)  Inverted-Y (pelvic portion) 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

What is the most common long-term side effect of total lymphoid irradiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skin erythema 
B)  Dysphagia 
C)  Secondary malignancy 
D)  Developmental anomalies 
A)  Skin erythema 
B)  Dysphagia 
C)  Secondary malignancy 
D)  Developmental anomalies

Question 9

In what general anatomical location is Waldeyer ring located?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mouth 
B)  Anus 
C)  Small intestine 
D)  Axilla 
A)  Mouth 
B)  Anus 
C)  Small intestine 
D)  Axilla

Question 10

Which stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma affecting two lymph node groups on the same side of the diaphragm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage I 
B)  Stage II 
C)  Stage III 
D)  Stage IV 
A)  Stage I 
B)  Stage II 
C)  Stage III 
D)  Stage IV

Question 11

What landmark is typically used to determine the lower border of the abdominal portion of the inverted-Y field?

Accepted Answer

A)  L1-2 
B)  L2-3 
C)  L3-4 
D)  L4-5 
A)  L1-2 
B)  L2-3 
C)  L3-4 
D)  L4-5

Question 12

Which lymphoma is most common in young African males?

Accepted Answer

A)  T-cell lymphoma 
B)  Burkitt lymphoma 
C)  HD 
D)  Follicular lymphoma 
A)  T-cell lymphoma 
B)  Burkitt lymphoma 
C)  HD 
D)  Follicular lymphoma

Question 13

Which of the following chemotherapy regimens is not used to treat HD?
I.CHOP
II.MOPP
III.ABVD

Accepted Answer

A)  I and II 
B)  I and III 
C)  II and III 
D)  I, II, and III 
A)  I and II 
B)  I and III 
C)  II and III 
D)  I, II, and III

Question 14

What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma that involves SCV lymph nodes and the spleen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage I 
B)  Stage II 
C)  Stage III 
D)  Stage IV 
A)  Stage I 
B)  Stage II 
C)  Stage III 
D)  Stage IV

Question 15

Which treatment field for HD includes the mediastinal lymph node chain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mantle 
B)  Inverted-Y (abdominal portion) 
C)  Inverted-Y (pelvic portion) 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Mantle 
B)  Inverted-Y (abdominal portion) 
C)  Inverted-Y (pelvic portion) 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma affecting the hilar nodes and the periaortic nodes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage I 
B)  Stage II 
C)  Stage III 
D)  Stage IV 
A)  Stage I 
B)  Stage II 
C)  Stage III 
D)  Stage IV

Question 17

Today, the standard treatment for early stage Hodgkin lymphoma is combination chemotherapy and irradiation of the involved field to a dose of ____ Gy.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  45 
C)  50 
D)  60 
A)  30 
B)  45 
C)  50 
D)  60

Question 18

Which treatment field for HD includes the cervical lymph node chain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mantle 
B)  Inverted-Y (abdominal portion) 
C)  Inverted-Y (pelvic portion) 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Mantle 
B)  Inverted-Y (abdominal portion) 
C)  Inverted-Y (pelvic portion) 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is an acute side effect of radiation to the upper mantle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diarrhea 
B)  Pneumonitis 
C)  Occipital alopecia 
D)  Radiation carditis 
A)  Diarrhea 
B)  Pneumonitis 
C)  Occipital alopecia 
D)  Radiation carditis

Question 20

A mantle field is used to treat which type of cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mycosis fungoides 
B)  Multiple myeloma 
C)  Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) 
D)  Hodgkin's disease (H
D)  
A)  Mycosis fungoides 
B)  Multiple myeloma 
C)  Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) 
D)  Hodgkin's disease (H
D)

Exam 28: Lymphoreticular System Tumors

What is the most common presenting symptom of HD?

What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma affecting only the right cervical lymph nodes?

What landmark is typically used to determine the lower border of the mantle field?

What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma with extralymphatic extension?

Which of the following organs is most closely associated with the lymphatic system?

Which lymph node chain is more likely to be the original site of Hodgkin lymphoma?

Which treatment field for HD includes the para-aortic lymph node chain?

What is the most common long-term side effect of total lymphoid irradiation?

In what general anatomical location is Waldeyer ring located?

Which stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma affecting two lymph node groups on the same side of the diaphragm?

What landmark is typically used to determine the lower border of the abdominal portion of the inverted-Y field?

Which lymphoma is most common in young African males?

Which of the following chemotherapy regimens is not used to treat HD? I.CHOP II.MOPP III.ABVD

What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma that involves SCV lymph nodes and the spleen?

Which treatment field for HD includes the mediastinal lymph node chain?

What stage is a Hodgkin lymphoma affecting the hilar nodes and the periaortic nodes?

Today, the standard treatment for early stage Hodgkin lymphoma is combination chemotherapy and irradiation of the involved field to a dose of ____ Gy.

Which treatment field for HD includes the cervical lymph node chain?

Which of the following is an acute side effect of radiation to the upper mantle?

A mantle field is used to treat which type of cancer?

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