Question 1

Which of the following is least likely to be used in the management of a patient with prostate cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watchful waiting 
B)  Hormone therapy 
C)  Radiation therapy 
D)  Chemotherapy 
A)  Watchful waiting 
B)  Hormone therapy 
C)  Radiation therapy 
D)  Chemotherapy D

Question 2

What is the most common symptom of testicular cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Night sweats 
B)  Fever 
C)  Dysuria 
D)  Painless mass 
A)  Night sweats 
B)  Fever 
C)  Dysuria 
D)  Painless mass D

Question 3

Which of the following treatment techniques are most frequently used when irradiating the prostate?
I.Supine positioning
II.Prone positioning
III.Full bladder
IV)Empty bladder

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Gleason's grading system is based on the tumor's _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  morphology 
B)  histology 
C)  extent 
D)  size 
A)  morphology 
B)  histology 
C)  extent 
D)  size

Question 5

A total dose of 7200 cGy in fractions of 180 cGy is used to treat which male reproductive cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prostate 
B)  Testicle 
C)  Penis 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Prostate 
B)  Testicle 
C)  Penis 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

To which surface of the prostate gland do the seminal vesicles attach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Posterior superior 
B)  Anterior lateral 
C)  Superior anterior 
D)  Inferior posterior 
A)  Posterior superior 
B)  Anterior lateral 
C)  Superior anterior 
D)  Inferior posterior

Question 7

What is the treatment of choice for testicular cancers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surgery 
B)  Chemotherapy 
C)  Radiation therapy 
D)  Watchful waiting 
A)  Surgery 
B)  Chemotherapy 
C)  Radiation therapy 
D)  Watchful waiting

Question 8

What is the most common form of kidney cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adenocarcinoma 
B)  Transitional cell carcinoma 
C)  Squamous cell carcinoma 
D)  Renal cell carcinoma 
A)  Adenocarcinoma 
B)  Transitional cell carcinoma 
C)  Squamous cell carcinoma 
D)  Renal cell carcinoma

Question 9

Which of the following treatment techniques can be used to treat the prostate?

Accepted Answer

A)  4-field box 
B)  IMRT 
C)  Brachytherapy 
D)  All of the above 
A)  4-field box 
B)  IMRT 
C)  Brachytherapy 
D)  All of the above

Question 10

What region might receive prophylactic radiation therapy for advanced right-sided testicular cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Right supraclavicular (SCV)nodes 
B)  Left SCV nodes 
C)  Para-aortic nodes 
D)  Left inguinal nodes 
A)  Right supraclavicular (SCV)nodes 
B)  Left SCV nodes 
C)  Para-aortic nodes 
D)  Left inguinal nodes

Question 11

What is the primary treatment option for kidney cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surgery 
B)  Chemotherapy 
C)  Radiation therapy 
D)  Immunotherapy 
A)  Surgery 
B)  Chemotherapy 
C)  Radiation therapy 
D)  Immunotherapy

Question 12

Who has the most significant risk of developing prostate cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  45-year-old black male 
B)  50-year-old white male 
C)  70-year-old black male 
D)  81-year-old black female 
A)  45-year-old black male 
B)  50-year-old white male 
C)  70-year-old black male 
D)  81-year-old black female

Question 13

A total dose of 2500 cGy in fractions of 160 cGy is used to treat which male reproductive cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Penis 
B)  Testicle 
C)  Prostate 
D)  Bladder 
A)  Penis 
B)  Testicle 
C)  Prostate 
D)  Bladder

Question 14

Which of the following cancers is most likely to occur in a 27-year-old male?

Accepted Answer

A)  Penis 
B)  Testicle 
C)  Prostate 
D)  Urethra 
A)  Penis 
B)  Testicle 
C)  Prostate 
D)  Urethra

Question 15

What is the most common form of penile cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Squamous cell carcinoma 
B)  Germ cell tumors 
C)  Adenocarcinomas 
D)  Stromal tumors 
A)  Squamous cell carcinoma 
B)  Germ cell tumors 
C)  Adenocarcinomas 
D)  Stromal tumors

Question 16

Which cancer can be treated using a water bath to provide dose homogeneity by compensating for the irregular surface with tissue-equivalent material?

Accepted Answer

A)  Penis 
B)  Testicle 
C)  Prostate 
D)  Bladder 
A)  Penis 
B)  Testicle 
C)  Prostate 
D)  Bladder

Question 17

Cancer of which urinary organ is most common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kidney 
B)  Ureter 
C)  Bladder 
D)  Urethra 
A)  Kidney 
B)  Ureter 
C)  Bladder 
D)  Urethra

Question 18

What is the 5-year survival of all stages of prostate cancer combined?

Accepted Answer

A)  39% 
B)  59% 
C)  79% 
D)  99% 
A)  39% 
B)  59% 
C)  79% 
D)  99%

Question 19

What is the most common form of bladder cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adenocarcinoma 
B)  Transitional cell carcinoma 
C)  Squamous cell carcinoma 
D)  Renal cell carcinoma 
A)  Adenocarcinoma 
B)  Transitional cell carcinoma 
C)  Squamous cell carcinoma 
D)  Renal cell carcinoma

Question 20

Kidney carcinoma can be attributed to which of the following?
I.Cigarette use
II.Obesity
III.Betel nut chewing

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

Exam 35: Male Reproductive and Genitourinary Tumors

Which of the following is least likely to be used in the management of a patient with prostate cancer?

What is the most common symptom of testicular cancer?

Which of the following treatment techniques are most frequently used when irradiating the prostate? I.Supine positioning II.Prone positioning III.Full bladder IV)Empty bladder

Gleason's grading system is based on the tumor's _______________.

A total dose of 7200 cGy in fractions of 180 cGy is used to treat which male reproductive cancer?

To which surface of the prostate gland do the seminal vesicles attach?

What is the treatment of choice for testicular cancers?

What is the most common form of kidney cancer?

Which of the following treatment techniques can be used to treat the prostate?

What region might receive prophylactic radiation therapy for advanced right-sided testicular cancer?

What is the primary treatment option for kidney cancer?

Who has the most significant risk of developing prostate cancer?

A total dose of 2500 cGy in fractions of 160 cGy is used to treat which male reproductive cancer?

Which of the following cancers is most likely to occur in a 27-year-old male?

What is the most common form of penile cancer?

Which cancer can be treated using a water bath to provide dose homogeneity by compensating for the irregular surface with tissue-equivalent material?

Cancer of which urinary organ is most common?

What is the 5-year survival of all stages of prostate cancer combined?

What is the most common form of bladder cancer?

Kidney carcinoma can be attributed to which of the following? I.Cigarette use II.Obesity III.Betel nut chewing

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