CRM: Cancer Disease Coding And Staging
Questions With Correct Answers
Which cctwo ccmethods ccmay ccbe ccused ccseparately ccor cctogether ccfor cca cccomplete
ccexam ccof ccthe ccentire cccolon?
A cc- ccSigmoidoscopy
B cc- ccDouble cccontrast ccbarium ccenema
C cc- ccColonoscopy
A ccand ccB
B ccand ccC cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔B ccand ccC
A cccolonoscopy ccand/or cca ccdouble cccontrast ccbarium ccenema ccallow ccexamination
ccof ccthe ccentire cccolon. ccA ccsigmoidoscopy ccallows ccthe ccexamination ccof ccthe
ccrectum ccand ccpart ccof ccthe cccolon.
Which ccanswer cc(or ccanswers) ccbest ccdefines ccthe ccterm cc"oncology"?
The ccstudy ccof ccmalignant ccgrowths
The ccstudy ccof ccbenign cctumors
The ccstudy ccof ccnew ccgrowths
All ccof ccthe ccabove cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔All ccof ccthe ccabove
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccdescribes ccthe ccmethod ccof ccdetecting ccbreast cccancers
ccthat cccannot ccbe ccfelt ccor ccpalpated?
GST ccor ccgraphic ccstress cctelethermometry
Two-step ccprocedure
Thermography
Mammography
All ccof ccthe ccabove cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔Mammography
Mammography ccis ccthe ccmethod ccof ccdetecting ccbreast cccancers ccthat cccannot ccbe
ccfelt ccby cceither ccthe ccpatient ccor ccphysician. ccGST ccis cca ccmethod ccof ccmeasuring
ccsurface ccheat ccfrom cca ccdistance ccand cchas ccbeen ccused ccwith cccomputer ccanalysis
,ccto ccmeasure ccbreast cccancer ccrisk. ccThe cctwo-step ccprocedure ccfor ccbreast cccancer
ccrefers ccto cca ccbreast ccbiopsy ccand ccthe ccsurgical cctreatment ccfor cccancer ccbeing
ccdone ccas cctwo ccseparate ccprocedures, ccusually ccwith ccseveral ccdays ccbetween ccthe
cctwo ccsurgeries. ccThermography ccis cca ccmethod ccto ccmeasure ccheat ccfrom ccthe
ccbreast ccand ccis ccnot ccreliable ccin ccdetecting ccbreast cccancer.
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccbest ccdescribes ccbreast cccancer ccthat cchas ccmetastasized
ccto ccthe cclung?
A cc- ccThe ccpatient ccis ccnow ccconsidered ccto cchave cca ccprimary cclung cccancer
B cc- ccThe ccmetastatic cctumor ccstill ccbehaves ccas ccbreast cccancer
C cc- ccThe cctumor ccin ccthe cclung ccis ccconsidered ccas ccmetastatic ccbreast cccancer
All ccof ccthe ccabove
B ccand ccC cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔B ccand ccC
Myeloma ccis cccancer ccthat ccoriginates ccin ccthe:
Plasma cccells
Skin cccells
Glandular cccells
Epithelial cccells cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔Plasma cccells
True ccor ccFalse: ccSquamous cccell cccancer cc(SCC) ccstarts ccin ccthe ccsquamous cccells
ccin ccthe cclowest ccpart ccof ccthe ccepidermis.
True
False cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔False
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccis cctrue ccabout ccthe ccdiscovery ccand ccuse ccof ccthe
ccmodern ccmicroscope?
A cc- ccIt ccprovided ccscientific ccbasis ccfor ccthe ccstudy ccof ccpathology
B cc- ccIt ccmarked ccthe ccbirth ccof ccscientific cconcology
C cc- ccIt cclaid ccthe ccfoundation ccfor ccthe ccdevelopment ccof cccancer ccsurgery
All ccof ccthe ccabove
A ccand ccB cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔All ccof ccthe ccabove
Splenic ccflexure ccis cca ccterm ccused ccto ccdescribe:
A ccsection ccof ccthe cccolon
The ccspleen
A ccmuscle
A ccsection ccof ccthe ccbrain cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔A ccsection ccof ccthe cccolon
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccis ccNOT ccone ccof ccthe ccmajor cccategories ccof cccancer?
Leukemia
Myeloma
Lymphoma
Sarcoma
Glioma cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔Glioma
, Cancers ccare cccapable ccof ccspreading ccthrough ccthe ccbody ccby ccwhich ccof ccthe
ccfollowing ccmechanisms?
Invasion ccof ccregional cctissues
Invasion ccof ccthe ccvascular ccsystem ccresulting ccin ccdistant ccmetastasis
Invasion ccof cclymphatic ccsystem ccresulting ccin ccinvolvement ccof ccregional cclymph
ccnodes
All ccof ccthe ccabove cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔All ccof ccthe ccabove
Knowing ccthe ccanatomy ccof cca cccertain ccbody ccorgan ccor ccsystem ccis ccextremely
ccimportant ccin:
Determining ccthe ccprimary ccsite
Determining ccthe ccstage ccof ccdisease
Making ccsure ccthe cccase ccis ccput ccinto ccthe cccorrect ccgroup ccfor ccanalysis
All ccof ccthe ccabove cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔All ccof ccthe ccabove
Which ccone ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccstatements ccis ccFALSE?
It ccis ccimpossible ccfor cccertain cctypes ccof cccancers ccto ccarise ccin cccertain ccsites.
Different cctypes ccof cccancers ccbehave ccdifferently.
A cctumor ccthat ccmetastasizes cctakes ccits cccharacteristics ccwith ccit.
There ccare ccno ccdefinite ccknown cccauses ccof cccancer. cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔There
ccare ccno ccdefinite ccknown cccauses ccof cccancer.
While ccscientists ccdo ccnot ccknow ccall ccthe cccauses ccfor ccmany cccancers, ccsome
cccauses ccof cccancer cchave ccalready ccbeen ccidentified. ccBesides ccheredity, ccscientific
ccstudies ccpoint ccto ccthe ccexistence ccof ccthree ccmain cccategories ccof ccfactors ccthat
cccontribute ccto ccthe ccdevelopment ccof cccancer: ccchemicals, ccradiation, ccand ccviruses
ccor ccbacteria.
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccis cctrue ccof ccthe cclymphatic ccsystem?
A cc- ccThe cclymphatic ccsystem cccarries ccfluid ccaway ccfrom ccthe cctissues
B cc- ccThe cclymphatic ccsystem cccarries ccfluid ccto ccthe cctissues
C cc- ccThe ccthymus ccand ccspleen ccare ccexamples ccof cclymphatic ccorgans
All ccof ccthe ccabove
A ccand ccC cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔A ccand ccC
The cclymphatic ccsystem ccis ccnot cca cccontinuous ccclosed cccirculation ccsystem. ccIt
cccarries ccfluid ccaway ccfrom ccthe cctissues cconly. ccLymphatic ccorgans ccand cctissues
ccinclude: ccthe cclymph ccnodes, ccspleen, ccthymus, cctonsils, ccand ccPeyer's ccpatches ccof
ccthe ccsmall ccintestine.
The ccterm cc"cancer" cc________.
refers ccto cccells ccthat ccgrow ccand ccspread ccuncontrolled
means cca ccnew ccgrowth
is ccinterchangeable ccwith ccthe ccterm cccarcinoma
means ccan ccuntreatable ccdisease cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔refers ccto cccells ccthat
ccgrow ccand ccspread ccuncontrolled
The ccterm cc"cancer" ccrefers ccto cca ccgroup ccof ccdiseases ccin ccwhich cccells ccgrow
ccand ccspread ccunrestrained ccthroughout ccthe ccbody.
Questions With Correct Answers
Which cctwo ccmethods ccmay ccbe ccused ccseparately ccor cctogether ccfor cca cccomplete
ccexam ccof ccthe ccentire cccolon?
A cc- ccSigmoidoscopy
B cc- ccDouble cccontrast ccbarium ccenema
C cc- ccColonoscopy
A ccand ccB
B ccand ccC cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔B ccand ccC
A cccolonoscopy ccand/or cca ccdouble cccontrast ccbarium ccenema ccallow ccexamination
ccof ccthe ccentire cccolon. ccA ccsigmoidoscopy ccallows ccthe ccexamination ccof ccthe
ccrectum ccand ccpart ccof ccthe cccolon.
Which ccanswer cc(or ccanswers) ccbest ccdefines ccthe ccterm cc"oncology"?
The ccstudy ccof ccmalignant ccgrowths
The ccstudy ccof ccbenign cctumors
The ccstudy ccof ccnew ccgrowths
All ccof ccthe ccabove cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔All ccof ccthe ccabove
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccdescribes ccthe ccmethod ccof ccdetecting ccbreast cccancers
ccthat cccannot ccbe ccfelt ccor ccpalpated?
GST ccor ccgraphic ccstress cctelethermometry
Two-step ccprocedure
Thermography
Mammography
All ccof ccthe ccabove cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔Mammography
Mammography ccis ccthe ccmethod ccof ccdetecting ccbreast cccancers ccthat cccannot ccbe
ccfelt ccby cceither ccthe ccpatient ccor ccphysician. ccGST ccis cca ccmethod ccof ccmeasuring
ccsurface ccheat ccfrom cca ccdistance ccand cchas ccbeen ccused ccwith cccomputer ccanalysis
,ccto ccmeasure ccbreast cccancer ccrisk. ccThe cctwo-step ccprocedure ccfor ccbreast cccancer
ccrefers ccto cca ccbreast ccbiopsy ccand ccthe ccsurgical cctreatment ccfor cccancer ccbeing
ccdone ccas cctwo ccseparate ccprocedures, ccusually ccwith ccseveral ccdays ccbetween ccthe
cctwo ccsurgeries. ccThermography ccis cca ccmethod ccto ccmeasure ccheat ccfrom ccthe
ccbreast ccand ccis ccnot ccreliable ccin ccdetecting ccbreast cccancer.
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccbest ccdescribes ccbreast cccancer ccthat cchas ccmetastasized
ccto ccthe cclung?
A cc- ccThe ccpatient ccis ccnow ccconsidered ccto cchave cca ccprimary cclung cccancer
B cc- ccThe ccmetastatic cctumor ccstill ccbehaves ccas ccbreast cccancer
C cc- ccThe cctumor ccin ccthe cclung ccis ccconsidered ccas ccmetastatic ccbreast cccancer
All ccof ccthe ccabove
B ccand ccC cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔B ccand ccC
Myeloma ccis cccancer ccthat ccoriginates ccin ccthe:
Plasma cccells
Skin cccells
Glandular cccells
Epithelial cccells cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔Plasma cccells
True ccor ccFalse: ccSquamous cccell cccancer cc(SCC) ccstarts ccin ccthe ccsquamous cccells
ccin ccthe cclowest ccpart ccof ccthe ccepidermis.
True
False cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔False
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccis cctrue ccabout ccthe ccdiscovery ccand ccuse ccof ccthe
ccmodern ccmicroscope?
A cc- ccIt ccprovided ccscientific ccbasis ccfor ccthe ccstudy ccof ccpathology
B cc- ccIt ccmarked ccthe ccbirth ccof ccscientific cconcology
C cc- ccIt cclaid ccthe ccfoundation ccfor ccthe ccdevelopment ccof cccancer ccsurgery
All ccof ccthe ccabove
A ccand ccB cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔All ccof ccthe ccabove
Splenic ccflexure ccis cca ccterm ccused ccto ccdescribe:
A ccsection ccof ccthe cccolon
The ccspleen
A ccmuscle
A ccsection ccof ccthe ccbrain cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔A ccsection ccof ccthe cccolon
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccis ccNOT ccone ccof ccthe ccmajor cccategories ccof cccancer?
Leukemia
Myeloma
Lymphoma
Sarcoma
Glioma cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔Glioma
, Cancers ccare cccapable ccof ccspreading ccthrough ccthe ccbody ccby ccwhich ccof ccthe
ccfollowing ccmechanisms?
Invasion ccof ccregional cctissues
Invasion ccof ccthe ccvascular ccsystem ccresulting ccin ccdistant ccmetastasis
Invasion ccof cclymphatic ccsystem ccresulting ccin ccinvolvement ccof ccregional cclymph
ccnodes
All ccof ccthe ccabove cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔All ccof ccthe ccabove
Knowing ccthe ccanatomy ccof cca cccertain ccbody ccorgan ccor ccsystem ccis ccextremely
ccimportant ccin:
Determining ccthe ccprimary ccsite
Determining ccthe ccstage ccof ccdisease
Making ccsure ccthe cccase ccis ccput ccinto ccthe cccorrect ccgroup ccfor ccanalysis
All ccof ccthe ccabove cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔All ccof ccthe ccabove
Which ccone ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccstatements ccis ccFALSE?
It ccis ccimpossible ccfor cccertain cctypes ccof cccancers ccto ccarise ccin cccertain ccsites.
Different cctypes ccof cccancers ccbehave ccdifferently.
A cctumor ccthat ccmetastasizes cctakes ccits cccharacteristics ccwith ccit.
There ccare ccno ccdefinite ccknown cccauses ccof cccancer. cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔There
ccare ccno ccdefinite ccknown cccauses ccof cccancer.
While ccscientists ccdo ccnot ccknow ccall ccthe cccauses ccfor ccmany cccancers, ccsome
cccauses ccof cccancer cchave ccalready ccbeen ccidentified. ccBesides ccheredity, ccscientific
ccstudies ccpoint ccto ccthe ccexistence ccof ccthree ccmain cccategories ccof ccfactors ccthat
cccontribute ccto ccthe ccdevelopment ccof cccancer: ccchemicals, ccradiation, ccand ccviruses
ccor ccbacteria.
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccis cctrue ccof ccthe cclymphatic ccsystem?
A cc- ccThe cclymphatic ccsystem cccarries ccfluid ccaway ccfrom ccthe cctissues
B cc- ccThe cclymphatic ccsystem cccarries ccfluid ccto ccthe cctissues
C cc- ccThe ccthymus ccand ccspleen ccare ccexamples ccof cclymphatic ccorgans
All ccof ccthe ccabove
A ccand ccC cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔A ccand ccC
The cclymphatic ccsystem ccis ccnot cca cccontinuous ccclosed cccirculation ccsystem. ccIt
cccarries ccfluid ccaway ccfrom ccthe cctissues cconly. ccLymphatic ccorgans ccand cctissues
ccinclude: ccthe cclymph ccnodes, ccspleen, ccthymus, cctonsils, ccand ccPeyer's ccpatches ccof
ccthe ccsmall ccintestine.
The ccterm cc"cancer" cc________.
refers ccto cccells ccthat ccgrow ccand ccspread ccuncontrolled
means cca ccnew ccgrowth
is ccinterchangeable ccwith ccthe ccterm cccarcinoma
means ccan ccuntreatable ccdisease cc- ccCORRECT ccANS✔✔refers ccto cccells ccthat
ccgrow ccand ccspread ccuncontrolled
The ccterm cc"cancer" ccrefers ccto cca ccgroup ccof ccdiseases ccin ccwhich cccells ccgrow
ccand ccspread ccunrestrained ccthroughout ccthe ccbody.
