Exam II Flashcards
Where is the site of proliferation for BPH
Transitional zone
Where is the site of proliferation of Prostate cancer
Peripheral prostate. This is why BPH is not considered a RF for Prostate CA
BPH Sx, two types of LUTS
1) Storage/Irritative sx: Urgency, freq, nocturia, incontinence
2) Obstructive Sx: Hesitancy, dec flow, dribbling, straining, can’t empty bladder
What condition uses the AUA Score?
BPH! Really decides what tx you’re getting
AUA Score mild BPH
<8
AUA Score Mod BPH
<20
AUA Score Severe BPH
> 20
General Tx for AUA Score <8
Watchful waiting. Behavior modification
General Tx for AUA Score <20
Consider rxtx
General tx for AUA Score >20
Combo rxtx or surg. Severe BPH has a poor response to monotx
Who gets BPH Rxtx
Anybody that doesn’t have scary symptom like refractory retention, BPH induced kidney disease, bladder caliculi & BPH w/ gross hematuria. Basically anything that’s straight up BPH w/ LUTS symptoms.
First line for BPH
ALPHA ONE BLOCKERS (tamsulosin, terazosin, doxazosin)
When do alpha one blockers start working? Where do they work?
Start working immediately!
They work locally, relaxing the smooth muscles of the prostate and bladder neck. Does not actually change size of prostate
SE of Alpha blockers
Orthostatic, Hypotension and dizziness. To combat the hypotension we recommend taking at nighttime and dosing low, titrate slow
What drug (when combined w/ alpha one blockers) gives you a big ol’ hypotensive drop?
Which A1blockers are especially bad with this
PDE-5 Inhibitors.
Terazosin and doxazosin.
How do we deal with the A1blocker and PDE-5 inhib BP drop?
Separate the doses by at least 4 hours
Second line rx for BPH
5-a-reductase inhibtors (Finasteride, dutasteride)
What two situations do we not want to prescribe 5-a-reductase inhibitors?
Irritative BPH symptoms (freqiency, nocturia, incontinence) and in ED.
Why no 5-a-reductase inhibs and ED?
Worsens it!
How do 5-a-R inhibs work? How long does it take?
They work by converting testosterone to something else, causing the prostate to actually shrink (that’s why its better for obstructive symptoms).
It takes 6-12 months to work though
SE of 5A reductase inhibs
Decreased libido, ED, decreased ejaculate (Less T). No hypotension so you don’t need to titrate it!
ALSO ALSO ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT PSA REDUCTION BY 50%
REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT SE of 5A reductase inhibs and why it’s so important
It decreased PSA by 50%, so you need to take this into consideration when screening for Prostate CA.
So 5A reductase inhibs work by shrinking the prostate, around what size do we start thinking of using these guys (what are they ideal for)
Prostates >40ml on TRUS. Why are prostates a liquid measurement? Who the fuck knows.
What are we thinking for a patient with really bad irritative symptoms and maybe has an overative bladder
Anticholingergics! Like oxybutynin, nacins, trospium
Why do we really not use anticholingerics chronically for irritative BPH symptoms
SE limit the dose, and you build a tolerance to the efx.
Dry mouth, drowsiness, AMS, constipation, decreased gut motility.
When to consider combo rxtx for BPH
1) Severe BPH automatically gets it (>20)
2) Poor response to monotx
3) Big ol’ prostate (>40)
What two drugs do we give together for combo BPH
alpha blokers and 5a reductase inhibitors. They’re rad, they really improve sx, reduce risk of preogression and dec the need for prostate surgery.
What are the three ways we operate on a prostate that’s minimally invasive?
Minimally invasive- Trans urethral catheter.
1) Laser. Can be done with cytoscopy or with TRUS, in which case you’d do a TULIP (Transurethral Laser Induced Prostectomy)
2) Microwave hyperthermia. Heat creates a cavity in the prostatic urethra
3) Radiofrequencies TUNA (Transurethral needle ablation). Heats up the prostatic cavity, causing coagulative necrosis.
Downsides of minimally invasive prostate surgery
No tissue for the patho exam afterwards. Also longer postop catheter.
3 Kinds of Conventional BPH Surgery
TURP
TUIP
Open Prostatectomy
What’s a TURP? What are the downsides?
Transurethral resection prostatectomy. Better sx score improvement and flow rate compared to all the minimally invasive procedures. Takes out almost the entire prostate, it’s for the biggos.
Downsides are retrograde ejaculation, ED, urinary incontinence, strictures, transurethral resection syndrome.
What’s a TUIP? Why would we do this vs a TURP?
Transurethra incision of the prostate. It makes a incision and makes a canal thru the prostatic urethra. This is what we do when the prostate is basically a normal size but it’s just doing unfortunate things to the bladder neck. These guys will have severe obstructive sx
Open Prostatectomy. Why would we do it IE when is this the operation of choice?
We’ll do this when the prostate is too large to remvoe endoscopically (>100g holy fuck).
Also the operation of choice if there’s some kind of bladder pathology where we won’t want to go thru the urethra. (diverticuli, caliculi)
RF for Prostate CA
AA, high dietary fat, Fhx
Where is the site of origin for most Prostate CA?
Peripheral zone of the gland! Remember bc BPH is in the T zone. These guys are adenocarcinoma, but you knew that because you’re super smart and knew the prostate is a gland.
Non metastatic Prostate CA Presentation
Most have no symptoms.
LUTS are often seen, but this could just be attributed to BPH
metastatic sx of prostate CA
Bone pain, back pain, pathologic fx (prostate loves to met to the bone)
LE edema from LN mets
Urinary retention from obstruction (also LUTS)
Prostate CA on DRE
Abnormal prostate. Finding nodules, assymetric gland, indurations.
Problems with DRE as a screening tool for Prostate CA
These only detect masses in the posterior and lateral aspects of the gland. This makes up 65% of prostate CA tumors, but it means the other 35% go totally unrecognized for a long time.
Two methods of Prostate CA screening
DRE and PSA
What is considered an elevated PSA
> 4
PSA is specific right
Nah, there’s a lot of reasons why it can be inc
You have an abnormal DRE or an elevated PSA, what happens next??
TRUS guided biopsy. If you keep having elevated PSA with a negative biopsy you can repeat this and hit up both the peripheral and transtitional zone
Positive TRUS! What now?
MRI. Better for staging, it shows up capsular penetration, seminal vesicle involvement and if any local LN are affected. We use this for T and N staging.
Bone scans are also used but we’ll get into that
Indication for getting a bone scan for Prostate CA
Used for M staging. Not indicated unless PSA is severely elevated (>10-20). Which means mets are a thing.
PSA level that indicates metastasis
> 10-20.
What is the Gleason staging criteria
Pathologist criteria for staging a malignant gland. We use it to determine the prognosis of prostate cancer
Gleason staging score range
2-10. <2 is non cancerous and doesn’t count
Gleason score is made up of two grades. What are they?
Primary and secondary.
Primary is a sample from the largest area of the prostate and secondary is a sample from the second largest area of the prostate
What is correlated with the gleason score
Tumor volume, pathologic stage and prognosis.
How are tumor grade and tissue differentiation correlated?
Inversely. A low grade tumor has high differentiation
Gleason 2-6, differention/grade
Low grade, high diff
Gleason 7 differention/grade
Moderate grade, moderate differentiation