Devita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer

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CHAPTER 37 PERITONEAL

CARCINOMATOSIS

ANDREA WANG-GILLAM•DAVID D. TRAN

DIRECTIONS Each of the numbered items below is followed by lettered answers. Select the

ONE lettered answer that is BEST in each case unless instructed otherwise.

QUESTIONS

Question 37.1. Peritoneal carcinomatosis may arise from tumors of which of the follow-

ing structures?

A. The peritoneal lining

B. Intra-abdominal viscera

C. Extra-abdominal organs

D. All of the above

Question 37.2. Which is the most common type of cancer presenting with isolated peri-

toneal carcinomatosis?

A. Ovarian

B. Appendiceal

C. Colon

D. Stomach

E. A and B

Question 37.3. Unlike high-grade, poorly differentiated tumors, low-grade, well-

differentiated tumors disseminate via which of the following mechanisms?

A. Cell shedding

B. Hematological spread

C. Pressure-burst phenomenon

D. Lymphatic spread

Question 37.4. The mere presence of free-floating tumor cells within the peritoneal cavity

does not universally correlate with peritoneal carcinomatosis. True or

False?

A. True

B. False

Corresponding Chapter inCancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology,Ninth Edition: 139 (Peritoneal Surface Malig-

nancy).

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