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WorksheetsData Quality - Lung
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What statement(s) is true regarding the description of a NSCLC described as an occult carcinoma?
The primary tumor cannot be assessed
The tumor is proven by the presence of malignant cells in sputum or bronchial washings but not visualized by imaging or bronchoscopy.
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
When does the clinician order additional staging tests to assess for distant disease?
When the patient exhibits symptoms, physical signs, laboratory findings, or has a perceived risk of distant metastasis
When a patient with Stage III disease is under consideration for aggressive local and combined modality treatments
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
What treatment might be offered patients with peripherally located Stage 0 NSCLC?
Nd-YAG laser therapy
Photodynamic therapy
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
For which Stage IA and Stage IB NSCLC patients is primary radiation therapy recommended?
Patients with potentially resectable tumors who have medical contraindications to surgery.
Patients with inoperable Stage I disease who have sufficient pulmonary reserve.
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
Where might a thoracotomy incision be made?
At the base of the neck just above the breast bone.
On the side under the arm
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
According to the NCCN guidelines, a supraclavicular or scalene lymph node biopsy is recommended for what stage of NSCLC?
Stage IIA
Stage IIB
Stage IIIA
Stage IIIB
What is the name of the syndrome characterized by symptoms of weight gain, easy bruising, weakness, drowsiness, and fluid retention?
Superior vena cava syndrome
Lambert-Eaton syndrome
Horner syndrome
Cushing syndrome
Which condition(s) results when there is an increase in pressure on the lung as the result of a large pleural effusion?
Atelectasis
Pneumothorax
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
Prophylactic radiation to the brain may be considered for which type(s) of chemotherapy-sensitive small cell lung cancers?
Limited-stage
Extensive-stage
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
According to NCCN guidelines, what is the adjuvant treatment option(s) to be considered for NSCLC, Stage IIA (T2b, N0), initially treated with lung and lymph surgery, if the surgical margins are negative?
Surgery with or without chemotherapy
Radiation with or without chemotherapy
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
According to NCCN guidelines, what is the primary (initial) treatment option(s) for a locally limited NSCLC, Stage III (T1-3, N2), that has not grown into the surrounding structures but has spread to the mediastinal lymph nodes?
Surgery
Chemotherapy with or without radiation
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
Which of the following is a type of small cell lung cancer (SCLC)?
Adenocarcinoma
Oat cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
None of the above
Which statement(s) is true regarding the classification of small cell carcinoma (SCLC) using the two stage system, limited-stage, and extensive-stage?
Under the AJCC TNM staging system, limited-stage SCLC is defined as any T, any N, M0
Extensive-stage disease describes tumors that extend beyond the ipsilateral hemithorax
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
