Ch. 1 History of Breast Cancer and Breast Imaging

Question 1

a medication that produces anesthesia, the partial or complete loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness

Answer 1

anesthetic

Question 2

the use of drugs to treat cancer that has spread through the body

Answer 2

chemotherapy

Question 3

in mammography refers to the mean or average dose to the glandular tissue of the breast

Answer 3

Glandular dose

Question 4

refers to any body fluid of semi-fluid substance in the body, such as blood or lymph

Answer 4

humor

Question 5

is excess proliferation or increase in the amount of normal cells in normal tissues or organs

Answer 5

hyperplasia

Question 6

describes a cancer that has not metastasized or invaded surrounding tissues

Answer 6

in situ

Question 7

temporary deficiency of blood flow to an organ or tissue

Answer 7

ischemia

Question 8

are kidney-shaped organs that are part of the lymphatic system. They lie at intervals along the lymphatic vessels

Answer 8

lymph nodes

Question 9

the descriptive term for a cancerous tumor

Answer 9

malignant

Question 10

the surgical removal of the breast

Answer 10

mastectomy

Question 11

what are the 2 types of mastectomy’s?

Answer 11

modified radical mastectomy

radical mastectomy

Question 12

the removal of the entire breast and some of the underarm lymph nodes

Answer 12

modified radical mastectomy

Question 13

removal of entire breast, lymph nodes, and chest wall muscles under the breast

Answer 13

radical mastectomy

Question 14

which mastectomy is not generally practiced today

Answer 14

radical mastectomy

Question 15

is a change in the makeup of tissue from normal to abnormal

Answer 15

metaplasia

Question 16

a cell-associated mucin glycoprotein that is found in more than 90% of mammary gland tumors

Answer 16

MUCI

Question 17

describes the overall blackness of the radiograph image

Answer 17

optical density

Question 18

a rare malignant cancer of the nipple and areola

Answer 18

paget’s disease of the nipple

Question 19

describes the total overall management of actions taken to consistently provide high image quality in the radiology department, the primary objective being to enhance patient care

Answer 19

quality assurance

Question 20

deals specifically with the management and maintenance of any technical components of quality assurance such as equipment or personnel

Answer 20

quality control

Question 21

is the use of radium or its radioactive emissions to treat diseases

Answer 21

radiation therapy

Question 22

is a radioactive metallic element with an atomic number of 88

Answer 22

Radium (Ra)

Question 23

measures the ability to respond to or register small changes or difference

Answer 23

sensitivity

Question 24

is the quality of being precise rather than general

Answer 24

specificity

Question 25

refers to the extent of the cancer spread based on factors such as location and size of tumors as well as lymph node involvement

Answer 25

staging

Question 26

refer to any abnormal swelling enlargement, or growth. They can be benign or malignant

Answer 26

tumors/lesions

Question 27

is a radioactive metallic element with an atomic number of 92. Us the heaviest naturally occurring element

Answer 27

uranium (U)