Gastroenterology Quiz

Esophageal Cancer

• 5-year survival rates are around 13% to 18%
• Barrett's esophagus is considered a premalignant condition

Gastric Cancer

• The first successful antral resection of the stomach was performed by Polish surgeon Ludwik Rydygier in 1881
• Partial gastrectomy should be considered in intestinal type and tumour G1, or tumour up to 2 cm in maximum diameter and prepyloric location
• Global occurrence of gastric cancer is decreasing
• Main method of diagnosis for gastric cancer is gastroscopy
• Symptoms of gastric cancer include bleeding from upper part of gastrointestinal tract, loss of weight, and anemia
• Constipation is not a symptom of gastric cancer

Colon Cancer

• Indications for colonoscopy include obstipation, anal bleeding, and change in bowel movements, but not abdominal hernia
• Higher risk of colon cancer is connected with Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis, and presence of cancer in the family history
• Primary method of treatment for colon cancer located in sigmoid colon is resection of sigmoid colon with tumor

Breast Cancer

• Breast cancer is most common in age 50-70
• Symptom of breast cancer is not constipation
• After surgical procedure of breast conservating treatment (BCT), the next step of treatment is radiotherapy or chemiotherapy/hormonal therapy, depending on tumor size
• Treatment of a 35-year-old female patient with breast cancer tumor of diameter 7 cm and with axilla lymph node metastasis should be started with chemotherapy
• In case of suspected sarcoma, the condition of starting treatment is histopathological diagnosis obtained from microscopic examination of a specimen taken during biopsy

Test your knowledge of gastroenterology with these questions on esophageal cancer, Barrett's esophagus, and surgical procedures.