practice quiz 2

Question 1

who has the most significant risk of developing prostate cancer?

Answer 1

70 year old black male

Question 2

Gleason’s grading system is based on the tumor’s

Answer 2

morphology

Question 3

to which surface of the prostate do the seminal vesicles attach?

Answer 3

posterior superior

Question 4

most prostate cancers develop in which portion of the prostate?

Answer 4

peripheral

Question 5

what is the most common primary malignancy in males?

Answer 5

prostate cancer

Question 6

the absolute lowest level the PSA drops after treatment for prostate cancer is referred to as the

Answer 6

nadir

Question 7

what level of PSA means a greater risk of failure after completion of treatment

Answer 7

higher levels of PSA

Question 8

which lymph nodes are the first two that prostate cancer will spread to?

Answer 8

periprostatic nodes, obturator nodes

Question 9

as men age the pSA ___ and the prostate ____ in size

Answer 9

increases, increases,

Question 10

the most common way to biopsy the prostate is by inserting a needle the prostate via the ___

Answer 10

rectum