ODS PRACTICE EXAM CANCER REGISTRY
IDENTIFICATION CLOSED BOOK DOMAIN 3
In registry terms, what phrase is used to describe general approval by a facility's
medical staff for the registry to contact patents directly to obtain current follow-up
information? - Answers -Blanket Permission
SEER Summary Stage 1 indicates: - Answers -Localized only
The staging basis is an important descriptor in which staging system? - Answers -AJCC
TNM Staging
An aspiration biopsy - Answers -Removes portion of a tumor
The mucous membrane lining the inner cheeks is called the - Answers -buccal mucosa
Lateral means - Answers -To the side
The classification of the extent of disease for cervical cancer was first adopted by..... -
Answers -FIGO
An endoscopy - Answers -Uses an instrument to examine internal passages of hollow
organs
Internal radiation therapy is also known as - Answers -Brachytherapy
The most common histologies in lung cancer are adenocarcinoma, squamous
carcinoma and: - Answers -Small cell
SEER Summary Stage also calls distant metastases
Remote
Diffuse
Secondary
All of the above - Answers -All of the above
The cells of the immune system that work together to attack cancer cells are called: -
Answers -Lymphocytes
Which of the following is a classification for non-Hodgkin's type lymphoma? - Answers -
Follicular small cleaved cell and large cell
The removal of tissue from a living patient for the purpose of making a diagnosis by
microscopic examination of the cells is called: - Answers -Biopsy
, Asbestos is a causal agent implicated in cancer in which site? - Answers -Pleura of
lung
Radiation therapy that comes from a machine outside the body and is aimed at the
tumor is called __________ radiation therapy. - Answers -External Beam
The Ann Arbor staging system applies to which of the following? - Answers -Malignant
lymphoma
Palliative is best defined as - Answers -Treatment for relief of pain or to relieve
symptoms
Adenocarcinomas arise from which of the following - Answers -Glandular tissue
Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach is called - Answers -Gastrectomy
Follow-up letters from the hospital that are stamped with "Cancer Registry" would not
breach a patient's confidentiality. - Answers -False
Although radiation therapy is used as definitive treatment for many kinds of cancer, for
which of the following would you expect to find it used most often? - Answers -Invasive
carcinoma of the cervix
Classification of the extent of disease is known as - Answers -Staging
Which of the following is a chemotherapeutic agent? - Answers -Methotrexate
According to the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, the
target percentage rate for follow-up of all eligible analytic cases from the cancer registry
reference date is: - Answers -80%
Which method of staging provides a more precise description of the patient's disease? -
Answers -Pathological
The hypothalamus is located in which of the following organs? - Answers -Brain
Passive follow-up means: - Answers -checking the hospital database for readmission of
patients in the registry database
The complete code for a neoplasm, including topography and morphology, contains
how many characters? - Answers -10
Reference: SEER Coding Rules for Topography and Morphology
10 characters: 4 topography (including the C) and 6 morphology (does not include the
M). 9 would be correct if we did not count the C. The C is always considered part of the
IDENTIFICATION CLOSED BOOK DOMAIN 3
In registry terms, what phrase is used to describe general approval by a facility's
medical staff for the registry to contact patents directly to obtain current follow-up
information? - Answers -Blanket Permission
SEER Summary Stage 1 indicates: - Answers -Localized only
The staging basis is an important descriptor in which staging system? - Answers -AJCC
TNM Staging
An aspiration biopsy - Answers -Removes portion of a tumor
The mucous membrane lining the inner cheeks is called the - Answers -buccal mucosa
Lateral means - Answers -To the side
The classification of the extent of disease for cervical cancer was first adopted by..... -
Answers -FIGO
An endoscopy - Answers -Uses an instrument to examine internal passages of hollow
organs
Internal radiation therapy is also known as - Answers -Brachytherapy
The most common histologies in lung cancer are adenocarcinoma, squamous
carcinoma and: - Answers -Small cell
SEER Summary Stage also calls distant metastases
Remote
Diffuse
Secondary
All of the above - Answers -All of the above
The cells of the immune system that work together to attack cancer cells are called: -
Answers -Lymphocytes
Which of the following is a classification for non-Hodgkin's type lymphoma? - Answers -
Follicular small cleaved cell and large cell
The removal of tissue from a living patient for the purpose of making a diagnosis by
microscopic examination of the cells is called: - Answers -Biopsy
, Asbestos is a causal agent implicated in cancer in which site? - Answers -Pleura of
lung
Radiation therapy that comes from a machine outside the body and is aimed at the
tumor is called __________ radiation therapy. - Answers -External Beam
The Ann Arbor staging system applies to which of the following? - Answers -Malignant
lymphoma
Palliative is best defined as - Answers -Treatment for relief of pain or to relieve
symptoms
Adenocarcinomas arise from which of the following - Answers -Glandular tissue
Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach is called - Answers -Gastrectomy
Follow-up letters from the hospital that are stamped with "Cancer Registry" would not
breach a patient's confidentiality. - Answers -False
Although radiation therapy is used as definitive treatment for many kinds of cancer, for
which of the following would you expect to find it used most often? - Answers -Invasive
carcinoma of the cervix
Classification of the extent of disease is known as - Answers -Staging
Which of the following is a chemotherapeutic agent? - Answers -Methotrexate
According to the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, the
target percentage rate for follow-up of all eligible analytic cases from the cancer registry
reference date is: - Answers -80%
Which method of staging provides a more precise description of the patient's disease? -
Answers -Pathological
The hypothalamus is located in which of the following organs? - Answers -Brain
Passive follow-up means: - Answers -checking the hospital database for readmission of
patients in the registry database
The complete code for a neoplasm, including topography and morphology, contains
how many characters? - Answers -10
Reference: SEER Coding Rules for Topography and Morphology
10 characters: 4 topography (including the C) and 6 morphology (does not include the
M). 9 would be correct if we did not count the C. The C is always considered part of the
