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Bladder (for wee wee) Flashcards

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Position of Bladder in Relation to Other Structures

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  • Superior and Posterior to Pelvic Bones
  • Lies posterior to pubic symphysis
  • Anterior to the rectum
  • Inferior to the small intestine
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Bladder Position as it Fills

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  • Neck of bladder remains fixed to prostate (only in males) and pelvic floor muscle
  • It then rises into the pelvic cavity
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What lines the bladder?

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Transitional Epithelium (smooth when full) (folded when empty)

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Epidemiology of Bladder Cancer

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  • Peak Incidence at 65
  • More common in Caucasians
  • 3x more common in males than females
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Aetiology of Bladder Cancer

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  • Occupational exposure (naphthylamine = carcinogen in the dye industry)
  • Smoking
  • Chronic Bladder Infection
  • Exposure to Cyclophosphamide (immunosuppressant -> for inflammation)
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Signs and Symptoms of Bladder Cancer

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  • Haematuria (blood in urine, painless)
  • Urinary irritation (frequency, urgency, pain, retention, dysuria)
  • Obstruction (pain, infection, kidney damage)
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Pattern of Lymphatic Spread for Bladder Cancer

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Hypogastric -> Obturator -> Internal / External / Common Iliac -> Para-Aortic and Inguinal Nodes

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Common Mets for Bladder Cancer

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  • LN’s
  • Lung
  • Liver
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Primary and Secondary Lymphatic Drainage for Bladder Cancer

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Primary Drainage: External/Internal Iliac Nodes, Obturator Nodes, Pre Sacral Nodes

Secondary Drainage: Common Iliac, Para-Aortic, Inguinal Nodes

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Pathology of Bladder Cancer

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  • 90% are derived from TCC

- Others: Squamous Carcinoma, Adenosarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma (smooth muscle), Rhabdomyosarcoma (striated muscle)

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Staging of Bladder Cancer

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  • TNM Staging
  • TA = non-invasive and superficial
  • T1 = tumour invades lumina propria and mucosa
  • T2 = invades muscularis propria
  • T3 = Invades peri vesical, involves deep muscle of bladder
  • T4 = tumour invades neighbouring organs
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Clinical Management for Superficial Bladder Cancer

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  • Repeated Cystoscopy (involves and remove tumour when possible)
  • Cystodiathermy, cryosurgery and laser treatment
  • RT is rarely used
  • Tends to recur rather than invade -> follow up cystoscopy scheduled -> can be lifelong (if multiple occur chemo is used)
  • Adeno/Squamo is not radio sensitive -> treated with cystectomy
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Clinical Management for Muscle-Invasive Disease

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  • Surgery and RT is standard
  • Cisplatin prior to RT is shown to improve treatment outcome by 5%
  • Diagnosis is generally provided by cystoscopy
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Patient Positioning and Set-up Considerations

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  • Empty Bladder and empty Rectum
  • Supine, straight and level
  • Arms on Chest
  • Headrest
  • Knees bolster (indexed)
  • Foot stocks (indexed)
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CT Simulation for Bladder Cancer

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  • CT Simulation Parameters: Lower border L5 -> inferior border ischial tuberosities
  • Slice Thickness: 3-5 mm
  • Ant Tattoo = ML / 2 Lateral Tattoos
  • Confirm bladder is empty
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Treatment Field Arrangement

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  • Options - posterior oblique fields to reduce dose to rectum)
  • Concerns -> bowel and rectal changes / bladder movement
  • IMRT/VMAT -> dose escalation to tumour, IGRT to locate and minimise PTV
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Acute Side Effects for Bladder Cancer

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  • Frequency/ urgency from urination from radiation cystitis (fluid intake strongly encouraged)
  • Patient may pass fragments in urine or a little fresh blood (haematuria)
  • Diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting (medication & monitor)
  • Local skin reaction: mild to moderate; fatigue
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Late Side Effects for Bladder Cancer

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  • Fibrosis and shrinkage of the bladder (reduced bladder capacity)
  • Haematuria - bladder telangiectasia,
  • Late bowel damage,
  • Vaginal dryness and Stenosis in women
  • Impotence in men
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Criteria for RT for Patient With Bladder Cancer

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  • Younger than 80
  • Adequate medical condition
  • Normal renal function
  • No inflammatory bowel disease
  • Good bladder function
  • TCC
  • Single tumour <7cm diameter
  • No mets
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Dose Fractionation

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Radical: 64 Gy in 32# (daily) (across 6.5 weeks)

Palliative: 21Gy in 3# (alternate days in 1 week)
Palliative: 36Gy in 6# (given weekly for 6 weeks)

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Treatment QA for Bladder Cancer

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  • KV imaging, kV cone beam imaging, MV imaging of gold seeds
  • If IMRT/VMAT not available -> EPI (match bones with AP and LAT DRR’s daily for first 3-5 days) (once weekly following to correct for systematic errors)

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