Cancer cells that have metastasized:
a. are totally unlike the characteristics of the organ from which they originated.
b. retain the characteristics of the organ in which they originated.
c. are a mixture of the characteristics of the organ in which they originated and
the secondary organ to which they metastasized.
d. grow by expansion and cause pressure on surrounding tissues.
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Q. 2) A neoplasm's primary site is:
a. the anatomic site where a neoplasm begins.
b. the site where the neoplasm is first detected.
c. always sequenced first when coding neoplasms.
d. none of the above.
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Q. 3) _________ is the condition resulting from the spread of diseased cells.
a. Metastasize
b. Metastases
c. Metastasis
d. Metastatic
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Q. 4) A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer is know as a/an:
a. pathologist.
b. radiologist.
c. oncologist.
d. malignancy specialist.
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Q. 5) Physicians who specialize in a particular body system may also treat patients with tumors/cancers affecting that body system.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 6) Extreme weakness, wasting, and malnutrition is known as ________.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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Q. 7) The use of special drugs to kill cancer is known as ________.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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Q. 8) A malignant neoplasm's ability to ________ makes it life threatening.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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Q. 9) The ________ identifies the type of neoplasm.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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Q. 10) Neuroendocrine neoplasms originate ________ that are a cross between nerve cells and endocrine cells.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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