CDCS Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
This cquestion cpertains cto cthe cProstate cCase cStudy. cWhat cis cthe chistology cand
cbehavior ccode?
8010/3
8140/3
8260/3
8550/3 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Only cone chistologic ctype cwas cstated. cUsing cthe c2007
cMP/H crules cfor cOther cSites c(which cincludes cprostate), csingle ctumor cinvasive conly
cmodule, cthe cfirst crule cthat capplies cis cH11. cAdenocarcinoma, cinvasive c(8140/3).
This cquestion cpertains cto cthe cBreast cCase cStudy. cWhat cis cthe cprimary csite ccode?
C50.2
C50.8
C50.4
C50.3 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C50.4
The conly cdescription cof cthe clocation cof cthe cmass cis con cthe cmammogram. cThe
c2:00 co'clock cposition cin cthe cleft cbreast cis cin cthe cupper couter cquadrant. cThe
cseparate c3.0cm cmass cwas cdescribed cas cbeing cin cthe csame carea. cSince call
ctumors care cin cthe csame cquadrant, cthat cspecific cquadrant ccan cbe cassigned.
This cquestion cpertains cto cthe cColon cCase cStudy. cWhat cis cthe cbest ccode cand
cclassification cfor cthe cAJCC cpathological cM?
cM1
pM1
cM1a
pM1a
cM1b
pM1b c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔pM1a
There cwas ca cbiopsy cof cliver cthat cwas cpositive cfor cmetastatic cadenocarcinoma
cconsistent cwith ccolonic cprimary. cThe cmetastasis cwas cconfined cto cone corgan. cA
cbiopsy cwas cdone cand cwas cpositive cwhich cmeets cthe crequirements cfor cpathological
cassignment.
Staging cclassifications care ca ccoded cformat, cusually cnumerical, cthat cgenerally chave
cincreasing cvalues cthat crepresent cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
, More caggressive ccancer
More cextensive ccancer
A chigher cgrade cof ctumor
A chigher cmorphology ccode c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔More cextensive ccancer
Staging cclassifications care ca ccoded cformat, cusually cnumerical, cthat chave cincreasing
cvalues cthat crepresent cgreater cextent cof cdisease, cor cdisease cinvolvement. cA chigher
cstage ccancer cis cnot cnecessarily cthe cmost caggressive cas csome ccancers care cby
cnature cmore caggressive cthan cothers. cTumor cgrade cis cdifferent cthan cstaging cand cis
cused cto cdescribe chow cmuch cor chow clittle cthe ccancer ccells cresembles cthe cnormal
ctissue cfrom cwhich cit carose. cThe cmorphology ccode cdenotes cthe ctype cof ccancer
cand cdoes cnot crepresent cstage.
According cto cthe cgeneral crules cin cthe cAJCC cCancer cStaging cManual, cdirect
cextension cof cthe cprimary ctumor cinto cregional clymph cnodes cis cconsidered:
Local cdisease
Regional clymph cnode cmetastasis
Direct cextension cinto cthe csurrounding ctissues
Distant cdisease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Regional clymph cnode cmetastasis
Direct cextension cof cthe cprimary ctumor cinto cregional clymph cnodes cis cconsidered
clymph cnode cmetastasis cand cis cclassified cin cthe cAJCC cN ccategory cfor cregional
cnodal cinvolvement.
This cquestion cpertains cto cthe cLung cCase cStudy. cWhat cis cthe cprimary csite ccode?
C34.0
C34.1
C34.2
C34.3
C34.8
C34.9 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The ccorrect canswer cis cC34.1. cThere cwas conly cone
ctumor cand cit cwas cin cthe cupper clobe cof cthe cright clung.
This cquestion cpertains cto cthe cColon cCase cStudy. cWhat cis cthe cprimary csite ccode?
C18.0
C18.2
C18.4
C18.6 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The conly cmention cof ctumor clocation cwas con cthe cCT.
cThe ctumor cwas cin cthe cascending ccolon c(C18.2).
This cquestion cis cbased con cthe cSolid cTumor cRules. cIndicate cthe cnumber cof cprimary
ccancers cthere care caccording cto cthe cSolid cTumor cRules. cCase cStudy: cPatient cwas
cdiagnosed cin c2007 cwith ca ctumor cin cthe cfrontal clobe cconsistent cwith cpilocytic
castrocytoma. cA cresection cwas cperformed cand cthe ctumor cwas cremoved. cIn c2018,
cthe cpatient creturned cand ca cnew ctumor cwas cnoted cin cthe cparietal clobe cconsistent
cwith ca cglioblastoma cmultiforme. cHow cmany cprimaries cdoes cthis crepresent?
Answers
This cquestion cpertains cto cthe cProstate cCase cStudy. cWhat cis cthe chistology cand
cbehavior ccode?
8010/3
8140/3
8260/3
8550/3 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Only cone chistologic ctype cwas cstated. cUsing cthe c2007
cMP/H crules cfor cOther cSites c(which cincludes cprostate), csingle ctumor cinvasive conly
cmodule, cthe cfirst crule cthat capplies cis cH11. cAdenocarcinoma, cinvasive c(8140/3).
This cquestion cpertains cto cthe cBreast cCase cStudy. cWhat cis cthe cprimary csite ccode?
C50.2
C50.8
C50.4
C50.3 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C50.4
The conly cdescription cof cthe clocation cof cthe cmass cis con cthe cmammogram. cThe
c2:00 co'clock cposition cin cthe cleft cbreast cis cin cthe cupper couter cquadrant. cThe
cseparate c3.0cm cmass cwas cdescribed cas cbeing cin cthe csame carea. cSince call
ctumors care cin cthe csame cquadrant, cthat cspecific cquadrant ccan cbe cassigned.
This cquestion cpertains cto cthe cColon cCase cStudy. cWhat cis cthe cbest ccode cand
cclassification cfor cthe cAJCC cpathological cM?
cM1
pM1
cM1a
pM1a
cM1b
pM1b c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔pM1a
There cwas ca cbiopsy cof cliver cthat cwas cpositive cfor cmetastatic cadenocarcinoma
cconsistent cwith ccolonic cprimary. cThe cmetastasis cwas cconfined cto cone corgan. cA
cbiopsy cwas cdone cand cwas cpositive cwhich cmeets cthe crequirements cfor cpathological
cassignment.
Staging cclassifications care ca ccoded cformat, cusually cnumerical, cthat cgenerally chave
cincreasing cvalues cthat crepresent cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
, More caggressive ccancer
More cextensive ccancer
A chigher cgrade cof ctumor
A chigher cmorphology ccode c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔More cextensive ccancer
Staging cclassifications care ca ccoded cformat, cusually cnumerical, cthat chave cincreasing
cvalues cthat crepresent cgreater cextent cof cdisease, cor cdisease cinvolvement. cA chigher
cstage ccancer cis cnot cnecessarily cthe cmost caggressive cas csome ccancers care cby
cnature cmore caggressive cthan cothers. cTumor cgrade cis cdifferent cthan cstaging cand cis
cused cto cdescribe chow cmuch cor chow clittle cthe ccancer ccells cresembles cthe cnormal
ctissue cfrom cwhich cit carose. cThe cmorphology ccode cdenotes cthe ctype cof ccancer
cand cdoes cnot crepresent cstage.
According cto cthe cgeneral crules cin cthe cAJCC cCancer cStaging cManual, cdirect
cextension cof cthe cprimary ctumor cinto cregional clymph cnodes cis cconsidered:
Local cdisease
Regional clymph cnode cmetastasis
Direct cextension cinto cthe csurrounding ctissues
Distant cdisease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Regional clymph cnode cmetastasis
Direct cextension cof cthe cprimary ctumor cinto cregional clymph cnodes cis cconsidered
clymph cnode cmetastasis cand cis cclassified cin cthe cAJCC cN ccategory cfor cregional
cnodal cinvolvement.
This cquestion cpertains cto cthe cLung cCase cStudy. cWhat cis cthe cprimary csite ccode?
C34.0
C34.1
C34.2
C34.3
C34.8
C34.9 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The ccorrect canswer cis cC34.1. cThere cwas conly cone
ctumor cand cit cwas cin cthe cupper clobe cof cthe cright clung.
This cquestion cpertains cto cthe cColon cCase cStudy. cWhat cis cthe cprimary csite ccode?
C18.0
C18.2
C18.4
C18.6 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The conly cmention cof ctumor clocation cwas con cthe cCT.
cThe ctumor cwas cin cthe cascending ccolon c(C18.2).
This cquestion cis cbased con cthe cSolid cTumor cRules. cIndicate cthe cnumber cof cprimary
ccancers cthere care caccording cto cthe cSolid cTumor cRules. cCase cStudy: cPatient cwas
cdiagnosed cin c2007 cwith ca ctumor cin cthe cfrontal clobe cconsistent cwith cpilocytic
castrocytoma. cA cresection cwas cperformed cand cthe ctumor cwas cremoved. cIn c2018,
cthe cpatient creturned cand ca cnew ctumor cwas cnoted cin cthe cparietal clobe cconsistent
cwith ca cglioblastoma cmultiforme. cHow cmany cprimaries cdoes cthis crepresent?
