NCTRC CTRS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Supraglottis, glottis and subglottis are subsites of the: - (answer)Larynx
The inpatient medical record disease index is most useful for which Cancer Registry Activity? -
(answer)Casefinding
Ann Arbor Staging System - (answer)Malignant Lymphoma
Integumentary - (answer)Skin
A hormonal agent - (answer)Tamoxifen
A classification for non-hodkins lymphoma? - (answer)Follicular small cleaved cell and large cell
A lymphoma would most likely arise in? - (answer)Waldeyers ring
Lymph node chains behind the knees? - (answer)Popliteal
CEA is used for which cancer? - (answer)Colon
A neoplastic disease characterized by an excess of red blood cells is known as: - (answer)Polycythemia
Vera
Which form of chemoembolization is not coded as treatment? - (answer)Presurgical emboliation of
hypervascular tumors such as mengiomas
The laterality of a midline tumor in a paired organ site should be coded as: - (answer)5-midline
Who is responsible for establishing the attendance requirements for the cancer conferences? -
(answer)Cancer Committee
,NCTRC CTRS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A disaster recovery plan is - (answer)A way to make sure that computerized registry data is backed up
every night and is easily recoverable.
The best source for casefinding is: - (answer)Pathology reports
The 5 key components of an approved cancer program: - (answer)Cancer Committee, Conferences,
Quality Improvement, Cancer Registry and Clinical Services.
A program receives non-accreditation at survey if there are ____ deficincies - (answer)8
An example of a protected health information in a cancer abstract is: - (answer)Name of patient
The COC requires that cases submitted to the NCDB for the most recent accession year must satisfy the
established criteria by ________? - (answer)As designated in the Call for Data.
The date of diagnosis for a patient diagnosed in utero: - (answer)Is the actual date of diagnosis.
If a patient is multiracial and one of the races is Hawaiian: - (answer)Hawaiian should be coded as race
number one.
One of the reasons for coding if cases were diagnosed by ambiguous terminology is: - (answer)To better
understand how frequently these terms are used for diagnosis.
A cancer registrar who is abstracting can be the coordinator of: - (answer)Cancer Registry quality control
The first course of treatment consists of - (answer)All Cancer-directed treatment regardless of where it
takes place.
, NCTRC CTRS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The accession number - (answer)Never changes even if the reference date changes
A patient is in the registry database with a dx of prostate cancer. Now he has a diagnosis of
Meningioma. His second sequence number is: - (answer)60
Sequence number for Brain Cancers - (answer)60
Most active organization in the US for the establishment and approval of hospital cancer programs -
(answer)Commission on Cancer
Enucleation is a surgical procedure for which of the following? - (answer)Ocular Melanoma
Encephalography is a radiography procedure performed on which of the following sites: - (answer)Brain
The lower edge of the junction between the right and left main stem bronchi is called the: -
(answer)Carina
Salpingostomy is a procedure on which of the following organs? - (answer)Fallopian Tube
A transurethral resection is a procedure that: - (answer)Removes tissue from the bladder or prostate.
The most common cancer in both men and women: - (answer)Lung
Melanoma accounts for 5-10% of all malignancies for this site: - (answer)Vulva
The tonsils are masses of what kind of tissue? - (answer)Lymphoid
Surgically creating a passage between the stomach and intestines is called: -
(answer)Gastroenterostomy
Supraglottis, glottis and subglottis are subsites of the: - (answer)Larynx
The inpatient medical record disease index is most useful for which Cancer Registry Activity? -
(answer)Casefinding
Ann Arbor Staging System - (answer)Malignant Lymphoma
Integumentary - (answer)Skin
A hormonal agent - (answer)Tamoxifen
A classification for non-hodkins lymphoma? - (answer)Follicular small cleaved cell and large cell
A lymphoma would most likely arise in? - (answer)Waldeyers ring
Lymph node chains behind the knees? - (answer)Popliteal
CEA is used for which cancer? - (answer)Colon
A neoplastic disease characterized by an excess of red blood cells is known as: - (answer)Polycythemia
Vera
Which form of chemoembolization is not coded as treatment? - (answer)Presurgical emboliation of
hypervascular tumors such as mengiomas
The laterality of a midline tumor in a paired organ site should be coded as: - (answer)5-midline
Who is responsible for establishing the attendance requirements for the cancer conferences? -
(answer)Cancer Committee
,NCTRC CTRS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A disaster recovery plan is - (answer)A way to make sure that computerized registry data is backed up
every night and is easily recoverable.
The best source for casefinding is: - (answer)Pathology reports
The 5 key components of an approved cancer program: - (answer)Cancer Committee, Conferences,
Quality Improvement, Cancer Registry and Clinical Services.
A program receives non-accreditation at survey if there are ____ deficincies - (answer)8
An example of a protected health information in a cancer abstract is: - (answer)Name of patient
The COC requires that cases submitted to the NCDB for the most recent accession year must satisfy the
established criteria by ________? - (answer)As designated in the Call for Data.
The date of diagnosis for a patient diagnosed in utero: - (answer)Is the actual date of diagnosis.
If a patient is multiracial and one of the races is Hawaiian: - (answer)Hawaiian should be coded as race
number one.
One of the reasons for coding if cases were diagnosed by ambiguous terminology is: - (answer)To better
understand how frequently these terms are used for diagnosis.
A cancer registrar who is abstracting can be the coordinator of: - (answer)Cancer Registry quality control
The first course of treatment consists of - (answer)All Cancer-directed treatment regardless of where it
takes place.
, NCTRC CTRS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The accession number - (answer)Never changes even if the reference date changes
A patient is in the registry database with a dx of prostate cancer. Now he has a diagnosis of
Meningioma. His second sequence number is: - (answer)60
Sequence number for Brain Cancers - (answer)60
Most active organization in the US for the establishment and approval of hospital cancer programs -
(answer)Commission on Cancer
Enucleation is a surgical procedure for which of the following? - (answer)Ocular Melanoma
Encephalography is a radiography procedure performed on which of the following sites: - (answer)Brain
The lower edge of the junction between the right and left main stem bronchi is called the: -
(answer)Carina
Salpingostomy is a procedure on which of the following organs? - (answer)Fallopian Tube
A transurethral resection is a procedure that: - (answer)Removes tissue from the bladder or prostate.
The most common cancer in both men and women: - (answer)Lung
Melanoma accounts for 5-10% of all malignancies for this site: - (answer)Vulva
The tonsils are masses of what kind of tissue? - (answer)Lymphoid
Surgically creating a passage between the stomach and intestines is called: -
(answer)Gastroenterostomy
