BPH, Urinary tract disorders, and prostate ca Flashcards
______ tissue comprises 30% of the prostate.
glandular
______ comprises 70% of the prostate.
stroma, it supports the glandular tissue
What is the smallest structure in the glandular component?
Acini
Proliferation of the Acini is what condition?
BPH
What influences BPH?
-testosterone decrease, estrogen and adipose increase deposition
Proliferation of what 2 cell types leads to BPH?
epithelial and stroll
Proliferation of what = cancer?
basement membrane
Peripheral zone info:
- majority of prostatic glandular tissue (70%)
- Origin of 70% or prostate adenocarcinomas
Epidemiology of BPH:
- *normal part of aging
- Present in 50% of men by age 60 and 90% by 80
- More progressive and more sever in blacks, but prevalence rates are similar
Pathophys of BPH:
Testosterone -> 5 reductase -> DHT: binds to nuclear receptors in the prostate leading to hyperplasia
A1- adrenergic receptors in:
-Muscle of stroma
-Capsule of Prostate
-Bladder neck responds causing smooth muscle contraction and contribute by worsening urinary symptoms (LUTS)
Prostate areas involved in BPH:
Transition and periurethral zones:
- epithelium proliferation (divides forms nodular cells
- Acini proliferation (“sitting in the sauce”)
- Smooth muscle proliferation
- Stromal support changes
What does growth of the transitional zone cause?
urethral obstruction
LUTS=
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
- Symptoms are classified as voiding (obstructive) or Storage (irritative)
What are the obstructive urinary symptoms?
- weak stream
- hesitancy
- incomplete emptying
- double voiding
what are the irritative urinary symptoms?
- urgency
- frequency
- nocturia
Urinary incontinence:
- paradoxical or overflow incontinence
- urge-related
- Hx or uti
- symptoms exacerbated by cold meds
American Urological Association’s BPH symptom score:
- how often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you finish urinating?
- how often have you had to urinate again less than two hours after you finished urinating?
- How often have you stopped and started again several times when you urinated?
- how often have you found it difficult to urinate?
- How often have you had a weak stream?
- how often do you have to push or strain to begin urinating?
- How many times did you most typically get up to urinate form the time you went to bed at night until the time you got up in the morning?
Normal BPH work-up:
- scent of urine
- soiling of undergarments
- DRE
- UA
- BMP
- Baseline PSA
Specialty BPH work-up:
- Bladder sonogram with measurement of post-void urinary residue (PVR)
- Measurement of urine flow rate/ pattern (Uroflow)
- Transrectal ultrasound
- Cystoscopy (determine best surgical approach, if indicated)
- Upper tract imaging (renal sono or ct if s/s of stones, CKD, hematuria)
How do medications of BPH work?
- either they open up the gland by relaxing smooth muscle
- or they shrink the gland
- or antimuscarinics
- or combo
Meds that open of the gland in BPH tx:
- Non-selective alpha-blockers: doxazosin (Cardura), terazosin (Hytrin)
- Selective alpha-blockers: tamsulosin (Flomax, now available as a generic), silodosin (Rapaflo)
Meds that shrink the gland in BPH:
5-alpha reductase inhibitors: finasteride, dutasteride
Antimuscarinics:
Oxybutynin
How Finasteride shrinks the prostate:
Finasteride inhibits the enzyme 5alphareductase (5ARI)
Thus, testo in the prostate not converted to DHT
Prostate shrinks over time
indications for surgical tx of BPH:
- symptoms refectory to meds
- urinary retention
- pt can’t tolerate meds
- pt prefers surgery
- recurrent UTI attributable to BPH
- Impaired renal function attributed to BPH
Confounders of BPH:
UTI Prostatitis Neurologic disease (CVA/TIA, Parkinson’s, MS) Dietary indiscretion (caffeine, alcohol, etc.) Diabetes (polyuria) Timing of diuretics OSA (“Does he snore?”) Advanced cancer of the prostate (rare)
Prostate Ca epidemiology:
Most common non-skin cancer in men in the U.S.
2nd leading cause of cancer death in men in the U.S.
241,000 new cases annually
28,100 deaths in 2012
Survival – excellent if detected early
Prostate cancer screening types:
- PSA
- DRE
PSA-
“prostate specific antigen”
- Enzyme that liquefies ejaculate-sperm swim free
- May have a role in reproduction*
- Sensitivity 21% for any cancer (threshold of 4.0 ng/mL), 50% for high-grade cancer
DRE-
digital rectal exam
- Should be smooth, symmetric, no nodules/induration
- Sensitivity 59%, specificity 94%
Annual prostate screening:
PSA + DRE
- Tries to answer the question: “Does he need a biopsy??”
- Men < age 50 only if positive family history in 1st degree relative or African American (then age 40)
- “Normal” PSA range: 0.0-4.0
- If positive family history, many lower biopsy threshold to 2.5
PSA limitations:
- Non-specific: elevated in benign conditions (BPH, prostatitis), trauma, instrumentation, ejaculation (48 hours)
- DRE has minimal effect on -PSA value (increases 0.26-0.4 ng/mL)
- Altered by 5ARI (finasteride/dutasteride, lower PSA value)
Further refinements:
- Serial measurements
- PSA free percentage (lower = higher risk of cancer)
- Age and race-specific reference ranges
- Take time to retrieve/compare past values!
DRE limitations:
-only 85% of cancers arise peripherally (palpable)
PSA interpretation:
Know that there are age- and ethnicity-related norms for PSA that range from 1-6.5. Don’t memorize the table.
Presentation of Prostate Ca:
-Prostate screening – elevated PSA, nodular prostate, etc.
-Urinary symptoms are rare, usually only when advanced
-Constitutional symptoms:
Weight loss, night sweats
-Bony metastatic symptoms
Working up prostate ca:
- prostate needle biopsy (PNB)
- Patient awake
- Topical and injected local anesthetic
- Low but significant risk of prostatitis
- Predictable self-limited bleeding (urine, stool, semen)
- Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guidance
Prostate Needle Biopsy (PNB):
Sextant sample:
- Right apex, mid, base
- Left apex, mid, base
Variable number of cores depending on size of gland, results of past biopsy, etc.
Prostate Cancer grading/ scoring:
Know that Gleason scoring exists and that low numbers are better (indicate low-grade, low-stage tumors)
score= 1-10
Staging work-up of prostate ca includes:
Chest X-ray
Comprehensive labs – CBC, LFT’s (alk phos)
Bone scan if PSA >20 ng/mL
CT of pelvis if high risk