Bladder Cancer 2
Today’s quiz is for all the hopeful urologists out there, as we deal with one of the most important and complex ailments that anyone can suffer from with regards to their bladder and urinary tract. What can you tell us about the causes, treatments and symptoms of bladder cancer?
- 1.What is the most common type of Bladder Cancer?
- A.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- B.
Transistional cell carcinoma
- C.
Epithelial hyperplasia
- 2.TCC is what percentage of all bladder cancers?
- A.
5%
- B.
3%
- C.
50%
- D.
95%
- E.
75%
- 3.What percentage of bladder cancers does squamous cell carcinoma account for?
- A.
3%
- B.
5%
- C.
50%
- D.
95%
- E.
75%
- 4.Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is
- A.
A poorly differentiated carcinoma often without any papillary growth
- B.
A benign proliferation of urothelium in response to inflammation or irritation
- C.
A type of malignancy that arises from the urothelial lining of the urinary tract
- D.
A cancerous growth on the urothelium causing disintegration of the bladder wall and urothelium.
- 5.Noninvasive ___________ may appear flat or papillary and does not invade muscle.
- A.
Carcinoma
- B.
Superficial
- C.
Squamous cells
- D.
Hyperplasia
- 6.Invasive TCC are papillary and appear more solid and does not ____________________.
- A.
Invade the bladder muscle wall
- B.
Show any signs or symptoms
- C.
Have any known cure
- D.
Affect men
- 7.How does bladder cancer rate on the most commonly occurring GU cancer in adults list?
- A.
1st
- B.
2nd
- C.
4th
- D.
8th
- 8.How common is TCC compared to all other cancers in men?
- A.
1st
- B.
2nd
- C.
4th
- D.
8th
- 9.How common is TCC compared to all other cancers in women?
- A.
1st
- B.
2nd
- C.
4th
- D.
8th
- 10.TCC occurs in a ________ male to female ratio.
- A.
4:1
- B.
1:4
- C.
3:1
- D.
2:1
- 11.Who does TCC affect more?
- A.
Whites
- B.
Blacks
- C.
Asians
- 12.A poorly differentiated transitional cell carcinoma often without any papillary growth.
- A.
Epithelial Hyperplasia
- B.
Carcinoma in SITU
- C.
Transitional cell carcinoma
- D.
Noninvasive carcinoma
- 13.Cigarette smoking can cause bladder cancer, but at what ratio to non-smokers?
- A.
3 times greater
- B.
4 times greater
- C.
5 times greater
- D.
2 times greater
- 14.When does the peak occurrence due to age occur?
- A.
In the 6th decade
- B.
In the 7th decade
- C.
In the 8th decade
- 15.Occupational exposure to pizza making has been linked to bladder cancer
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Aniline dyes have been linked to cancer
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Occupational exposure to aromatic amines cannot cause cancer
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Can coffee cause bladder tumors?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 19.Artificial sweeteners, pelvic irradiation and chronic cystitis can't cause cancer
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.A benign proliferation of urothelium in response to inflammation or irritation is what?
- A.
Benign cyst
- B.
Strictures
- C.
Epithelial hypoplasia
- D.
Epithelial hyperplasia
- 21.Atypical hyperplasia is pro-neoplasia
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.Is pre-neoplastic
- A.
Typical hyperplasia
- B.
Atypical hyperplasia
- 23.The stage of bladder cancer that is invasion on the lamina propria?
- A.
T1
- B.
TIS
- C.
T4
- D.
M1
- 24.Stage that causes distant metastasis
- A.
M1
- B.
M2
- C.
T4
- D.
T2
- E.
N1
- 25.Involves the pelvic nodes
- A.
T4
- B.
N2
- C.
N1-3
- D.
N1-4
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