GU Flashcards
Lab findings of pure germinoma
Normal AFP (<6-10 ng/mL) Low b-hCG (<100 mIU/mL)
Lab findings of choriocarcinoma
High b-hCG (>100)
Lab findings of yolk sac tumor
Elevated AFP
Lab findings of embryonal germinoma
Elevated AFP and b-HCG
new cases of prostate ca per year
220000 (13% of new cancers)
PC is _____ leading cause of cancer death in men
2nd
How many cancers diagnosed in stag where 5 year OS is 100%
90%
What is most important factor associated with PC
age
What is relative risk reduction with finasteride
30% reduction in 7 year risk with finasteride
Initial concern with finasteride for prevention
increased risk of high grade disease
Risk of higher grade cancer is balanced by
No difference in OS between the two groups
70% of prostate cancer is located in which zone
peripheral
where are the neurovascular bundles located
posterolateral edges
What is blood supply to prostate
Int. Iliac artery
What is blood drainage from prostate
prostate plexus –> int. iliac vein
Gleason 3 path
crowded glands
Gleason 4 path
fusing glands
Gleason 5 path
sheets of cells
What is a barrier to rectal involvement of PC
Denonvilliers fascia
Half life of PSA
2-3 days
What PSA velocity is considered concerning for increased risk of PC death
0.35 ng/mL per year
What PSA DT is associated with 8.5x risk fo BCF
3 years or less
Free to total PSA ratio of X corresponds with low risk of cancer
25%
Free to total PSA ratio of X highly suspicious for cancer
7%