Flashcards in Chapter 35: Male Reproductive and Genitourinary Tumors Deck (106)
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1
A total dose of 7200 cGy in fractions of 180 cGy is used to treat which male reproductive cancer?
Prostate
2
A total dose of 2500 cGy in fractions of 160 cGy is used to treat which male reproductive cancer?
Testicle
3
Which cancer can be treated using a water bath to provide dose homogeneity by compensating for the irregular surface with tissue-equivalent material?
Penis
4
Cancer of which urinary organ is most common?
Bladder
5
Cancer of which of the following male reproductive system components is most common?
Prostate
6
What is the most common form of kidney cancer?
Transitional cell carcinoma
7
What is the most common form of bladder cancer?
Transitional cell carcinoma
8
What is the standard dose used when irradiating the entire bladder?
4500 to 5000 cGy
9
What is the most common form of testicular cancer?
Germ cell tumors
10
What is the most common form of penile cancer?
Squamous cell carcinoma
11
What region might receive prophylactic radiation therapy for advanced right-sided testicular cancer?
Left SCV nodes
12
What is the primary treatment option for kidney cancer?
Surgery
13
What is the most common symptom of testicular cancer?
Painless mass
14
What is the 5-year survival of all stages of testicular cancer combined?
50%
15
What is the treatment of choice for testicular cancers?
Surgery
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What is the 5-year survival of all stages of prostate cancer combined?
99%
17
Who has the most significant risk of developing prostate cancer?
70-year-old black male
18
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
a. I and III
I. Supine positioning
III. Full bladder
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Which of the following cancers is most likely to occur in a 27-year-old male?
Testicle
20
Which of the following is least likely to be used in the management of a patient with prostate cancer?
Chemotherapy
21
Which lymph node chains will be treated if a man is diagnosed with right-sided testicular cancer that has not spread outside the testicle?
I. Right SCV nodes
II. Para-aortic nodes
III. Right inguinal nodes
II and III
II. Para-aortic nodes
III. Right inguinal nodes
22
Which of the following treatment techniques can be used to treat the prostate?
a. 4-field box
b. IMRT
c. Brachytherapy
d. All of the above
All of the above
23
Kidney carcinoma can be attributed to which of the following?
I. Cigarette use
II. Obesity
III. Betel nut chewing
I and II
I. Cigarette use
II. Obesity
24
To which surface of the prostate gland do the seminal vesicles attach?
Posterior superior
25
Gleason’s grading system is based on the tumor’s _______________.
morphology
26
How many new cases of kidney cancer are there each year?
Is it increasing or decreasing?
51,000
Increasing
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How many deaths from kidney cancer each year?
12,900
28
What is a cause of kidney disease?
von Hippel-Lindau disease (Hereditary condition)
29
Symptoms of kidney cancer? (6)
Asymptomatic
Hematuria (Blood in urine)
Pain
Mass
Fatigue
Weight loss
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