NCRA CTR Exam Practice Test Questions
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Grade |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |measure |of |how |much |the |malignant |cell |resembles |a |
normal |or |non-malignant |cell |of |the |same |type.
Topography |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Four-character |code |for |the |body |site |where |the |tumor |
arises.
Morphology |code |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-8500 |represents |the |correct |format |for |a |
morphology |code.
Casefinding |timeliness |in |a |central |registry |is |determined |by |? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
planned |use |of |the |data, |and |the |agency |which |the |central |registry |reports |to, |such |as |NPCR.
Unspecified/other |malignant |neoplasm |of |skin |of |scalp |& |neck, |topography |code |C44.4. |Is |this |
reportable? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Yes |per |ICD-O-3.
The |islets |of |Langerhans |are |located |in |? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pancreas
Palliative |care |provided |to |relieve |symptoms |may |include: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Surgery, |
radiation |therapy, |systemic |therapy, |and/or |other |pain |management |therapy.
Asbestos |is |a |causal |agent |implicated |in |cancer |of |which |site? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pleura. |
AJCC |Chapter |37: |Malignant |Pleural |Mesothelioma, |C38.4 |pleura, |NOS.
Paracentesis |is |best |described |as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Removal |of |ascites |from |the |
abdominal |cavity
, The |lymph |node |chains |behind |the |knees |are |named: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Popliteal
For |the |purposes |of |coding |and |staging, |nodal |or |lymphatic |sites |include: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Lymph |nodes, |Waldeyer's |Ring, |thymus, |and |spleen. |All |other |sites |are |
considered |Extradodal |or |extralymphatic |sites, |for |example, |adrenal |glands, |blood, |bone, |bone
|marrow, |CNS, |GI, |liver, |etc.
Malignant |lymphoma |staging |system |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lugano |Classification |
Modification |of |the |Ann |Arbor |Staging |System.
A |main |bronchus, |pulmonary |artery |and |veins, |nerves |and |lymph |vessels |enter |and |leave |
through |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hilum
The |tonsils |are |masses |of |what |kind |of |tissue? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lymphoid
Peau |d'orange |is |a |condition |associated |with: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dermal |lymphatic |
invasion |by |breast |cancer
Staging |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-is |known |as |the |classification |of |the |extent |of |disease.
An |old |alternative |staging |system |for |colon |cancer |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Duke's |staging
Clinical |classification |is |based |on: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Physical |exam, |laboratory, |radiology,
|endoscopy, |biopsy |of |the |primary |site, |or |surgical |exploration
Synonymous |for |carcinoma |in |situ |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-carcinoma |intraepithelial
With Correct Answers
Grade |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |measure |of |how |much |the |malignant |cell |resembles |a |
normal |or |non-malignant |cell |of |the |same |type.
Topography |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Four-character |code |for |the |body |site |where |the |tumor |
arises.
Morphology |code |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-8500 |represents |the |correct |format |for |a |
morphology |code.
Casefinding |timeliness |in |a |central |registry |is |determined |by |? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
planned |use |of |the |data, |and |the |agency |which |the |central |registry |reports |to, |such |as |NPCR.
Unspecified/other |malignant |neoplasm |of |skin |of |scalp |& |neck, |topography |code |C44.4. |Is |this |
reportable? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Yes |per |ICD-O-3.
The |islets |of |Langerhans |are |located |in |? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pancreas
Palliative |care |provided |to |relieve |symptoms |may |include: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Surgery, |
radiation |therapy, |systemic |therapy, |and/or |other |pain |management |therapy.
Asbestos |is |a |causal |agent |implicated |in |cancer |of |which |site? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pleura. |
AJCC |Chapter |37: |Malignant |Pleural |Mesothelioma, |C38.4 |pleura, |NOS.
Paracentesis |is |best |described |as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Removal |of |ascites |from |the |
abdominal |cavity
, The |lymph |node |chains |behind |the |knees |are |named: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Popliteal
For |the |purposes |of |coding |and |staging, |nodal |or |lymphatic |sites |include: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Lymph |nodes, |Waldeyer's |Ring, |thymus, |and |spleen. |All |other |sites |are |
considered |Extradodal |or |extralymphatic |sites, |for |example, |adrenal |glands, |blood, |bone, |bone
|marrow, |CNS, |GI, |liver, |etc.
Malignant |lymphoma |staging |system |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lugano |Classification |
Modification |of |the |Ann |Arbor |Staging |System.
A |main |bronchus, |pulmonary |artery |and |veins, |nerves |and |lymph |vessels |enter |and |leave |
through |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hilum
The |tonsils |are |masses |of |what |kind |of |tissue? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lymphoid
Peau |d'orange |is |a |condition |associated |with: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dermal |lymphatic |
invasion |by |breast |cancer
Staging |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-is |known |as |the |classification |of |the |extent |of |disease.
An |old |alternative |staging |system |for |colon |cancer |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Duke's |staging
Clinical |classification |is |based |on: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Physical |exam, |laboratory, |radiology,
|endoscopy, |biopsy |of |the |primary |site, |or |surgical |exploration
Synonymous |for |carcinoma |in |situ |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-carcinoma |intraepithelial
