Module 9 Quiz
Head and neck cancers account for approximately
3% of all cancers in the United States
CT scans have identified that a tumor has invaded the thyroid gland and involved multiple lymph nodes. This cancer would be described as:
T4, N3
preoperative laryngectomy counseling should include: -include the patient and his or her family, and provide contact with an experienced laryngectomee mentor -provide illustrations and films about the respiration, phonation, and swallowing changes post-surgery -provide all postlaryngectomy communication options -all of the above
all of the above
All of the following are important factors in the choice of a voice restoration method for Don except:
ambulatory status
the laryngectomy has general communication options after surgery, which include
esophageal speech, tracheoesophageal speech and the electrolarynx
Research has found that esophageal speech is easy to learn and use by most laryngectomees: true or false
false
what is the long-term side effect of radiation therapy?
fibrosis of soft tissue
The PE segment
is highly variable in location, length, shape and tone among individuals
esophageal speech
is less frequent since the development of TEP
in the advanced stage of the cancer, the gold standard for intervention is:
laryngectomy
an indwelling prosthesis used for tracheoesophageal speech
must be replaces after a period of months by an SLP, nurse or physician in an outpatient setting
in tumor staging, N0 refers to
no spread to the neck lymph nodes
counseling with respect to the breathing and speech changes with total laryngectomy should be
offered presurgically and include written and video illustrations of the changes that occur in the speech mechanism and alaryngeal communication options
tracheoesophageal puncture
requires careful consideration of the risk factors and success by the SLP, physician and patient
the post-laryngectomy communication option that does not require air pressure through the PE segment is
the artificial larynx
in a total laryngectomy
the entire larynx is removed
The T in TNM stands for
tumor