Exam 18: Oncology

Basal cell carcinoma is a type of ________ cancer.

________ sarcoma is a rare cancer of the skin and subcutaneous tissue usually seen in AIDS patients.

________ assays are cytology tests that measures the number of ERs or PRs on the cell membrane.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

The primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of karyotype (kair-ee-oh-type)is ________.

What type of biopsy is done with a large-gauge needle inserted into the tumor to obtain several long pieces of tissue?

What is ALL?

________ is a radiologic procedure that uses dye to outline the lymphatic vessels.

Which medical procedure involves liquid nitrogen being sprayed or painted onto a small malignant lesion to freeze and destroy the tissue?

An intrathecal catheter will deliver a chemotherapy drug to treat cancer of the ________.

Lymphadenopathy is commonly felt in all of these sites EXCEPT ________.

Alkylating drugs are used to break DNA strands in cancerous cells and are considered a type of chemotherapy drug.

To detect the abnormal Bence Jones protein in a patient with multiple myeloma,you would need to do ________.

________ is the condition of atypical cells that are abnormal in size,shape,or organization but have NOT yet become cancerous.

Which of the following is spelled CORRECTLY?

The Philadelphia chromosome appears in ________.

The combining form carcin/o- means ________.

An example of exfoliative cytology would be a ________.

Fractionation refers to the treatment of cancer with ________.

Chemotherapy antibiotic drugs can be used to treat both cancer and bacterial infections due to cancer.