Chapter 35: Male Reproductive and Genitourinary Tumors Flashcards
A total dose of 7200 cGy in fractions of 180 cGy is used to treat which male reproductive cancer?
Prostate
A total dose of 2500 cGy in fractions of 160 cGy is used to treat which male reproductive cancer?
Testicle
Which cancer can be treated using a water bath to provide dose homogeneity by compensating for the irregular surface with tissue-equivalent material?
Penis
Cancer of which urinary organ is most common?
Bladder
Cancer of which of the following male reproductive system components is most common?
Prostate
What is the most common form of kidney cancer?
Transitional cell carcinoma
What is the most common form of bladder cancer?
Transitional cell carcinoma
What is the standard dose used when irradiating the entire bladder?
4500 to 5000 cGy
What is the most common form of testicular cancer?
Germ cell tumors
What is the most common form of penile cancer?
Squamous cell carcinoma
What region might receive prophylactic radiation therapy for advanced right-sided testicular cancer?
Left SCV nodes
What is the primary treatment option for kidney cancer?
Surgery
What is the most common symptom of testicular cancer?
Painless mass
What is the 5-year survival of all stages of testicular cancer combined?
50%
What is the treatment of choice for testicular cancers?
Surgery
What is the 5-year survival of all stages of prostate cancer combined?
99%
Who has the most significant risk of developing prostate cancer?
70-year-old black male
Which of the following treatment techniques are most frequently used when irradiating the prostate? I. Supine positioning II. Prone positioning III. Full bladder IV. Empty bladder
a. I and III
I. Supine positioning
III. Full bladder
Which of the following cancers is most likely to occur in a 27-year-old male?
Testicle
Which of the following is least likely to be used in the management of a patient with prostate cancer?
Chemotherapy
Which lymph node chains will be treated if a man is diagnosed with right-sided testicular cancer that has not spread outside the testicle?
I. Right SCV nodes
II. Para-aortic nodes
III. Right inguinal nodes
II and III
II. Para-aortic nodes
III. Right inguinal nodes
Which of the following treatment techniques can be used to treat the prostate?
a. 4-field box
b. IMRT
c. Brachytherapy
d. All of the above
All of the above
Kidney carcinoma can be attributed to which of the following?
I. Cigarette use
II. Obesity
III. Betel nut chewing
I and II
I. Cigarette use
II. Obesity
To which surface of the prostate gland do the seminal vesicles attach?
Posterior superior
Gleason’s grading system is based on the tumor’s _______________.
morphology
How many new cases of kidney cancer are there each year?
Is it increasing or decreasing?
51,000
Increasing
How many deaths from kidney cancer each year?
12,900
What is a cause of kidney disease?
von Hippel-Lindau disease (Hereditary condition)
Symptoms of kidney cancer? (6)
Asymptomatic Hematuria (Blood in urine) Pain Mass Fatigue Weight loss
What is the treatment of choice for kidney cancer?
Surgery
Radiation dose range for kidney cancer?
4500-5000 cGy
How many new cases of bladder cancer per year?
6700
How many deaths from bladder cancer each year?
1,375
Symptoms of bladder cancer? (2)
Hematuria
Change in bladder habits
percentage of metastasis in kidney cancer?
25-35%
Dose for bladder cancer?
4500-5000 cGy
How many new cases of ureter cancer each year?
2500
Deaths from ureter cancer each year?
690
Risk factors for ureter cancer? (2)
Smoking
Occupational exposures
Symptoms of ureter cancer? (5)
Hematuria Pain Mass Obstruction Incontinence
Type of ureter cancer?
Transitional cell carcinoma
New cases of penile cancer each year?
1500