Question 1
A 58-year-old man has a 4 cm rectal adenocarcinoma at 6 cm from the anal verge. MRI shows tumor invading through the muscularis propria into perirectal fat with 3 suspicious mesorectal nodes. Which TNM 8th edition stage describes this tumor?
Correct Answer:
cT3N1M0 (Stage IIIB)
Question 2
Current NCCN and ASCO guidelines recommend testing for mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency or microsatellite instability (MSI) in which colorectal cancer patients?
Correct Answer:
All patients with colorectal cancer (universal screening)
Question 3
In the OPRA trial, patients with locally advanced rectal cancer were randomized to induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation vs. chemoradiation followed by consolidation chemotherapy. What was the key finding?
Correct Answer:
Consolidation chemo after CRT produced higher rates of organ preservation
Question 4
The RAPIDO trial compared short-course radiation (5x5 Gy) followed by chemotherapy and TME versus long-course chemoradiation and TME for locally advanced rectal cancer. What was the primary outcome advantage?
Correct Answer:
Reduced disease-related treatment failure in the experimental arm
Question 5
Total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer is based on sharp dissection in which anatomic plane?
Correct Answer:
Between the mesorectal fascia (fascia propria) and the presacral (Waldeyer) fascia
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