Wacs 2017 Session 1
WA/OR ACS Session I - Friday, June 16, 2017
- 1.
Circulating MФ-cancer cell hybrids to detect disease status in cancer patients.What are the unique acquired properties of the hybrid cells?
- A.
Tumorigenicity
- B.
Migratory behavior
- C.
Extra tumor markers
- D.
Chemotherapy evasion
Correct Answer
B. Migratory behavior -
- 2.
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy: A Treatment Option for Patients with Invasive CancersNeed for additional therapy is associated with
- A.
Higher rate of cancer recurrence
- B.
Higher rate of surgical site complications
- C.
Reduced survival
- D.
Increased hospital length of stay
Correct Answer
B. Higher rate of surgical site complications -
- 3.
Clinical, radiologic, and pathologic factors associated with obtaining negative margins in distal pancreatectomies for adenocarcinoma: single-center results as part of a multi-institutional reviewA 57 year-old diabetic male presents with an incidentally-discovered pancreatic tail mass, and undergoes a distal pancreatectomy for presumed adenocarcinoma. What is the standard minimum margin for the resection to be considered R0?
- A.
0.5 mm
- B.
1 cm
- C.
5 mm
- D.
1 mm
Correct Answer
D. 1 mm -
- 4.
Lymphadenectomy in Resected Node-Negative Pancreatic Cancer: Are Some Patients Being Understaged ?What is the proposed benchmark for appropriate lymph node harvest in pancreatectomy ?
- A.
5
- B.
10
- C.
15
- D.
20
Correct Answer
C. 15 -
- 5.
Intraoperative radiotherapy for management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: a single center experience.What is a selection criteria for appropriate patients?
- A.
Multifocal disease
- B.
Age >50
- C.
Invasive cancer
- D.
Unifocal DCIS
Correct Answer
D. Unifocal DCIS -
- 6.
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Elderly Women with Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer: Do Results Influence Treatment?You are seeing a 73 year old female for treatment of a newly diagnosed breast cancer. Which of the following is a factor that makes sentinel lymph node biopsy strongly indicated in this patient?
- A.
She reports that she will refuse adjuvant endocrine therapy.
- B.
Her tumor is estrogen receptor positive.
- C.
She has no palpable axillary lymph nodes.
- D.
She reports that she will refuse adjuvant chemotherapy.
Correct Answer
A. She reports that she will refuse adjuvant endocrine therapy. -
- 7.
Understanding and Resetting Radiosensitivity in Rectal CancerA 45-year-old female has an ulcerated mass 8cm from the anal verge. Biopsy demonstrates invasive adenocarcinoma. An MRI demonstrates stage III (T2N1) cancer. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy is started.
- A.
The addition of chemotherapy to pre-operative radiation therapy improves overall survival.
- B.
There is overall survival benefit to preoperative versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy.
- C.
The addition of neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy increases the rate of pathologic complete response.
- D.
Adherence to standard neoadjuvant chemoradiation treatment is independent of hospital geographic location.
Correct Answer
C. The addition of neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy increases the rate of pathologic complete response. -
- 8.
Outcomes of Colorectal Resection for Gynecologic Malignancy: A Report from the Washington State Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment ProgramWhich of the following does not affect complications following colorectal resection for primary gynecologic malignancies?
- A.
Bowel prep
- B.
Surgeon experience
- C.
Neoadjuvant therapy
- D.
Radiation therapy
Correct Answer
A. Bowel prep -
- 9.
Clinician-Performed Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration with On-site Review Improves Diagnostic YieldOrphan Annie eye nuclear inclusions (nuclei with uniform staining, which appear empty) and psammoma bodies are classically seen on light microscopy in __________ thyroid cancer.
- A.
Medullary
- B.
Papillary
- C.
Anaplastic
- D.
Follicular
Correct Answer
B. Papillary -
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