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Chapter 12 Cancer in Children
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Chapter 12: Cancer in ChildrenMULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the origin of most childhood cancers?
a. Placenta
b. Environment
c. Mesodermal germ layer
d. Neural tube
ANS: C
Most childhood cancers originate from the mesodermal germ layer that gives rise to
connective tissue, bone, cartilage, muscle, blood, blood vessels, the gonads, the kidney, and
the lymphatic system. Most childhood cancers do not originate from the placenta or the
environment. Neural tubes are generally not associated with cancer.
REF: p. 301
2. Which characterizes an embryonic cancer tumor?
a. Commonly occurring
b. Often seen in adults
c. Composed of mature, differentiated cells
d. Usually manifested around age 5
ANS: D
These types of cancers usuallNyUmRanSiIfeNst GarTouBn.d CagOeM5. These
types of cancers are not commonly occurring, seen in adults, or composed of
undifferentiated cells.
REF: p. 301
3. A nurse is preparing to teach the most common malignancy in children. Which
malignancy should the nurse discuss?
a. Leukemia
b. Neuroblastoma
c. Wilms tumor
d. Retinoblastoma
ANS: A
The most common malignancy in children is leukemia. Tumors of the nervous system, Wilms
tumors, and retinoblastoma occur less frequently.
REF: p. 302, Table 12-1
4. A 3-year-old female was diagnosed with Wilms tumor. This disease is a tumor of the:
a. kidney.
b. brain.
c. bone marrow.
d. liver.
ANS: A
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