Oncology Exam Review Questions & Answers 2023/2024

Oncology Exam Review Questions & Answers 2023/2024 When a detached tumor cell enters the lymphatic system, this process is called: - ANSWER-Intravasion The following is NOT a common location of metastasis: Blood Brain Bone Lung Liver - ANSWER-Blood A 54-year old woman comes in after feeling a lump in her right breast. She has no family history of breast cancer. Histology of the biopsied tissue reveals infiltrating lobular carcinoma. What is the next best step in management? Sentinel lymph node biopsy reveals no involvement in the neighboring lymph node. What is the next best step in treatment? - ANSWER-Sentinel lymph node biopsy; Surgery, radiation, and hormone receptor assay sentinel lymph node biopsy - ANSWER-removal and examination of the sentinel nodes which are the first lymph nodes to which cancer cells are likely to spread from a primary tumor A 68-year-old man comes in with hemoptysis, chronic cough, and wheezing. On chest x-ray, there is presence of a small nodule in the lower lobe of the left lung. Biopsy reveals NSCLC. PET scan shows an additional metastatic site in the femur. What is this patient no longer a candidate for? - ANSWER-Surgery