Chapter 2 Multiple choice questions

. What is a tumour?

Tumours can be benign or malignant.

Tumours are always benign.

Tumours are always malignant.

Tumours are only found in the blood.

. What is a carcinoma?

A carcinoma is the same as a sarcoma.

A carcinoma is composed of any type of malignant cell.

A carcinoma is composed of benign epithelial cells.

A carcinoma is composed of malignant epithelial cells.

. Which of the following statements is correct?

Melanomas, lipomas, and fibromas are all examples of malignant tumour.

Melanomas, lipomas, and fibromas are all examples of benign tumour.

Lipomas and fibromas but not melanomas are examples of malignant tumour.

Lipomas and fibromas are examples of benign tumour, but melanomas are malignant.

. What is a liposarcoma?

A liposarcoma is a malignant tumour of fatty tissue.

A liposarcoma is a benign tumour of fatty tissue.

A liposarcoma is a benign tumour of any type of tissue.

A liposarcoma is a tumour that only metabolizes fat.

. Which of the following statements describes immunohistochemistry?

Immunohistochemistry is a method of detecting lipids in the blood.

Immunohistochemistry is a method of detecting proteins in tissue using specific antibodies.

Immunohistochemistry is a method of separating nucleic acids in the laboratory.

Immunohistochemistry is a method for making antibodies using tissues.

. How would you describe a liquid biopsy?

Liquid biopsy is a tissue sample that has been homogenized.

Liquid biopsy applies to cerebrospinal fluid samples only.

Liquid biopsy can be used to detect cancer cells in the blood.

Liquid biopsy is used for screening purposes only.

. Which of the following statements are true for tumour grade?

A tumour with aberrant looking cells is classified as high grade.

An undifferentiated tumour carries a poor prognosis.

Tumour grade is a measure of how abnormal the cells look compared with their normal counterparts.

A low tumour grade associates with poor differentiation.

. Which of the following statements are true?

A tumour that has spread to a single lymph node is called stage one.

Staging of a cancer is a measure of how far the malignant cells have spread.

Staging of a tumour is important for choosing treatment options for the patient.

A metastatic tumour is called a stage four cancer.

. Which of the following statements are true?

Cancer cells often revert to glycolysis for energy metabolism.

Cellular proliferation and evasion of cell death are hallmarks of cancer.

Cellular immortality in cancer involves telomere maintenance.

Cancer cells always grow faster than their normal counterparts.

. Which of the following statements about the tumour microenvironment are correct?

The microenvironment of a tumour affects its development and progression.

Normal, non-malignant cells form an important part of the tumour microenvironment.

Tumour vasculature is part of the microenvironment.

Immune cells are never found in close proximity to malignant cells.

The tumour microenvironment can provide a niche for cancer stem cells.

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