Using the TNM staging classification system, a tumor staged as T4N3M2 would mean
a. no evidence of primary tumor, lymph node involvement, or distant metastasis.
b. carcinoma in situ, regional lymph node involvement, and metastasis to one site.
c. large tumor, lymph node involvement, and distant metastasis.
d. medium-sized tumor, no lymph node involvement, and distant metastasis.
C
TNM cancer staging classification system T4N3M4 means progressive increase in tumor size and involvement, increasing involvement of regional lymph nodes, and distant metastasis present.
You might also like to view...
A patient calls emergency services with complaints of crushing chest and left shoulder pain. He should be instructed to:
A) Take 325 mg acetaminophen. B) Take 325 mg of aspirin. C) Take an antacid. D) Drive to the ED.
A patient has been experiencing muscle spasms in his neck from a four-wheeler accident. He is receiving 10 mg of cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) PO tid. The nurse's teaching plan should include which of the following instructions?
A) Take the medication with a small amount of water B) Do not drive or operate heavy machinery for the first week C) Increase the dosage if necessary D) Stop the drug if dizziness occurs
_____________________ relates to space, time, and waiting and is influenced by culture
ANS:
A nurse is planning a patient's care and is relating it to normal immune response. During what stage of the immune response should the nurse know that antibodies or cytotoxic T cells combine and destroy the invading microbes?
A) Recognition stage B) Proliferation stage C) Response stage D) Effector stage