Question 58 · LEK · Cross-cutting topics
Indicate the true sentences regarding screening for the neoplastic disorders of female genital organs:
1) screening for vaginal and vulvar cancer is not performed because of the low incidence of these tumours;
2) screening for endometrial cancer is not performer because its first symptoms, i.e. uterine bleeding, are easily noticed by women and reported to their doctors;
3) screening for non-epithelial tumours of the ovaries, the uterus and the vagina is not performed because of the low incidence of these tumours;
4) screening for endometrial cancer is performed and includes ultrasound imaging, the measurement of the markers: CA 125, HE 4 (human epididymis protein
4) and chorion gonadotropin;
5) screening for cervical cancer is performed and includes a cytological test, a test which sensitivity reaches 85-90% in leading centers.
The correct answer is:
2) screening for endometrial cancer is not performer because its first symptoms, i.e. uterine bleeding, are easily noticed by women and reported to their doctors;
3) screening for non-epithelial tumours of the ovaries, the uterus and the vagina is not performed because of the low incidence of these tumours;
4) screening for endometrial cancer is performed and includes ultrasound imaging, the measurement of the markers: CA 125, HE 4 (human epididymis protein
4) and chorion gonadotropin;
5) screening for cervical cancer is performed and includes a cytological test, a test which sensitivity reaches 85-90% in leading centers.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3.
- B. 1,5.
- C. 3,4,5.
- D. 4,5.
- E. 1,3,4.
Hint
For each tumour ask whether an effective screening test exists and whether the reason given for not screening is the real one.
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