Alimentary Canal

The junction of transverse and descending colon takes place at the ___________

The first portion of the small intestine which is about 25cm long, is the _______

The most common histologic type for small bowel cancer is

The curative treatment of choice for gastric carcinoma is ___________

weight loss caused by physiological malabsorption of nutrients is _______

vomiting blood is called _____________

difficulty swallowing is ____________

true or false

Surgery is used more for tumors located in the upper third of the esophagus
True False

True or False

The surgical procedure in which an incision is made through the abdominal wall to examine lymph nodes and establish disease extent is called an APR
True False

Dietary factors associated with increased risk of gastric cancers are:

1._________________
2.________________

Three field technique for treatment for treatment of the rectum are weighted 2:1:1
PA:RT:LT
Total prescribed dose is 50Gy
The posterior field will contribution will be _____

A risk factor associated with colon cancer is

Patients scheduled for radiation therapy to the upper esophagus will likely experience _________

In an anal cancer case, and electron boost will be required for the superficial inguinal nodes determined to be approximately 5cm deep from the anterior surface.  The appropriate electron energy beam would be

To avoid excceding to dose limits of the kidneys the ___________ technique is often employed when treating the pancrease

MAC stage A for colorectal cancer correlates to the TNM stage ____

The esophagus is located __________ to the trachea

An out pouching or weakening of the intestinal wall most commonly seen in the large intestine is ______________

The longest segment of the normal human intestinal tract is the _______________

What treatment field is this for:
L5 to margin on tumor out beyond the pelvic inlet
some small bowel
bladder
common iliac lymph nodes
internal & external iliac nodes and pelvic bone

List some critical tissues in the rectal area

What is the optimal position for treating the rectum?

What is this the typical treatment field for?
From S1 to margin of tumor
wide enough to cover the inguinal nodes in the lower portion of the field.
some small bowel
rectum
Internal & external iliac & superficial inguinal nodes

List 3 critical structures in the anal area

What treatment field  is this the optimal set up for?
Supine for inguinal node boost
Frog Leg to decrease inguinal folds
Prone if no inguinal node boost
Prone or lithotomy for E-boost to tumor

the most common histologic type for cancer of the stomach is

The most common presenting symptoms of cancer of the stomach among the following is

____________ is a common complaint of patients with esophageal carcinoma

Adenocarcinomas of the esophagus are more frequently found in the lower ______ of the esophagus

What are the 3 most common sites of metastatsis of colon cancer ____, ____ & _____.

Radiation treatment fields for cancer of the ____ should include inguinal lymph nodes

Intense desquamation may occur in the gluteal fold during radiation therapy to the lower pelvis. Patients should be advised to _______________________.

Patients receiving radiation therapy to the lower esophagus will likely experience________

Intestinal tumors grow progressively through the layers of the intestines in the following order"

Which patient position helps reduce the volume of small bowel in the pelvis

Which histologic type of small bowel cancer has the best prognosis?