13 - Cancers Of Urinary Tract Flashcards
Who gets reanl cancer?
2:1 males
6th decade
Renal cell carcinoma is ___%?
> 80% ofd all primary cancers (2.6% of all adult cancers)
Cancer until proven otherwise?
Solid lesions of the kidney are renal cell carcinoma until proven otherwise
S/s of renal cell carcinoma?
Classic triad
- flank pain
- hematuria
- mass
(Usually advanced disease)
Also see
- metastatic symptoms (cough, bone pain)
How is renal cell carcinoma diagnosed?
Usually its an incidental finding on US/CT
Labs for renal cell carcinoma?
UA - hematuria
Urine cytology
CBC - anemia
Hypercalcemia
Imaging for renal cell carcinoma?
Best
- CT
- MRI
Dont forget to check for metastases
- pulm
- bone scan
RCC tx?
Remove mass/cyst
Metastatic disease - oncology and urology referral
Types of RCC removal tx?
Nephrectomy - primary tx
Partial nepnrectomy
Radical nephroctomy
NO CHEMO works
Who gets partial nephrectomy?
- single kidney
- bilateral tumor
- sig medical renal disease
- small cancer
Who gets radical nephrectomy?
Cancer >7cm
Partial nephrectomy not feasible
Prognosis for RCC?
Confined to renal capsule (T1-T2)
- 5 yr - 90-100%
Beyond renal capsule (T3 - T4)
- 5 yr - 50-60%
Node-pos tumors
- 5 yr - 0-15%
Other renal tumors types?
Primary
- oncocytomas (benign) (look like RCC)
- angiomyolipomas (rare) (mc in young/middle aged women)
Secondary
- metastases
MC solid renal tumor in kids <15?
Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma)
2/3 diagnosed before age 5
Kidneys affected w wilms tumor?
Its unilateral
Presentation of wilms tumor?
Abd mass Abd pain Hematuria Fever HTN