Npsa 2019 1st Session

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2019 NPSA SELF-ASSESSMENT Test for Friday, First Session
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please choose the correct answer below. YOU MUST RECEIVE A PASSING SCORE OF 75% OR MORE TO RECEIVE SELF-ASSESSMENT CREDIT FOR THIS SESSION. You may retake the test as many times as you need to achieve the passing score.


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  • 2. 

    Synoptic operative reports increase the reporting of surgical details:

    • For surgeons doing 1-10 cases per year

    • For surgeons doing fewer than 50 cases per year

    • For surgeons doing more than 50 cases per year

    • For all surgeons

    Correct Answer
    A. For all surgeons
  • 3. 

    A 50 year old female has a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy perfomed.  Her pathology shows 20 mm of grade 2 DCIS with a 0.5 mm margin anteriorly.  When she is seen for assessment for radiation the radiation oncologist will want to know

    • Whether pectoralis fascia removed

    • Blood loss during procedure

    • Type of suture closure

    • Whether any anterior breast tissue remains

    Correct Answer
    A. Whether any anterior breast tissue remains
  • 4. 

    In patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy for node positive breast cancer, what number of harvested sentinel lymph nodes is associated with acceptably low false negative rates (<10%)?

    • 1

    • 2

    • 3

    • 4

    Correct Answer
    A. 3
  • 5. 

    Among patients referred for sentinel node biopsy for clinically node negative melanoma, which of the folowing factors does NOT increase with increasing patient age:

    • Mean tumor thickness

    • Tumor ulceration rates

    • Sentinel node positivity rates

    • Tumor relapse rates

    Correct Answer
    A. Sentinel node positivity rates
  • 6. 

    Recent research suggests which of the following is not predictive of phyllodes local recurrence

    • Margin status

    • Margin width

    • Tumour border type (eg. pushing, intermediate, invasive)

    • Tumour size

    Correct Answer
    A. Margin width
  • 7. 

    Which of the following patients would be included in this study? Prediction of the Need for Lymphadenectomy in Melanoma Patients: A Retrospective Study

    • A 45 year old man who underwent a therapeutic lymph node dissection years after a negative SLNB

    • A 65 year old man who had a positive SLNB, and underwent a therapeutic lymph node dissection 9 months later

    • A 30 year old woman who had a positive SLNB, and negative CLND 3 months later.

    • A 85 year old woman with a melanoma of breslow thickness of >10mm, but elected to not undergo a SLNB.

    Correct Answer
    A. A 30 year old woman who had a positive SLNB, and negative CLND 3 months later.
  • 8. 

    What is the most significant predictor of postoperative wound complications following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer?

    • Patient race

    • Patient age

    • Time from last dose of chemotherapy

    • Extent of breast and axilla-directed surgery

    Correct Answer
    A. Patient age

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