Epidemiology
Evaluation and Staging
Surgery
Appendix
Potpourri
100
The rank of colon cancer in incidence and mortality
What is 3rd and 2nd
100
The gold standard test for colon cancer detection.
What is colonoscopy DAILY DOUBLE
100
The main blood vessel which must be divided during a sigmoid colectomy
What is the IMA
100
The appropriate surgery for an appendiceal adenocarcinoma that is 1 cm.
What is right colectomy
100
The animal seen on the reverse of the nickel from 1913-1935.
What is the buffalo
200
The percentage of patients who present with metastatic disease.
What is 20%
200
Describe a T2 lesion
What is into but not through the muscularis
200
What are the conventional margins needed in a colon cancer resection.
What are 5 cm.
200
The appropriate treatment for an appendiceal carcinoid that is 1cm.
What is appendectomy
200
The city with the third most skyscrapers in the United States.
What is Houston
300
The number one risk factor for colon cancer
What is Age DAILY DOUBLE
300
Name the four ways colon cancer will spread.
What is lymphatic >> transperitoneal > hematogenous > intramural.
300
The recommended number of lymph nodes that should be obtained in a cancer specimen
What is 12
300
What is the appropriate surgery for a mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix.
What is appendectomy
300
The nickname for Cornell University sports
What is the Big Red
400
The most common proto-oncogene seen in colon cancer is also important when selecting chemotherapy
What is k-ras
400
The 5 year overall survival with a stage 2 cancer.
What is 71-87%
400
The statistically significant advantages of laparoscopic vs. open colectomy.
What are shorter hospital stay and quicker return of bowel function.
400
The most appropriate treatment for carcinomatosis from appendiceal cancer.
What is HIPEC
400
The musical instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin
What is the glass armonica
500
Mutations to the APC gene (found on this chromosome) are thought to initiate the colon cancer sequence.
What is the long arm of chromosome 5
500
What is the risk of lymph node metastases in a T1 lesion
What is 9%
500
What is the preferred sequence for surgery in a patient with AAA and colon cancer.
What is there is no right answer.
500
The two forms of disseminated appendiceal cancer spread.
What is DPAM and PMCA.
500
The actor who played Goldfinger
Who is Gert B. Frobe
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