Bladder Cancer Flashcards
1
Q
Most common in which gender
A
Males
2
Q
Risk factors
A
Smoking
Working with dyes, rubber, plastics, aluminium, pesticides
Cyclophosphamide
3
Q
Most common type
A
Transitional cell cancer
4
Q
Shistomiasis predisposes to which cancer
A
Squamous cell
5
Q
Which is more common papillary or non-papillary transitional cell carcinoma?
A
Papillary
6
Q
Symptoms
A
Painless Haematuria can also get: Loin pain Frequency Dysuria
7
Q
Diagnostic test
A
Cystoscopy with biopsy- sea anemone appearance
8
Q
Management
A
Tumour confined to lamina propria: transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT)
Tumour spread to muscle: radical cystectomy
Tumour spread outwith bladder: palliative chemo/radiotherapy
