Hematuria - Tyler Flashcards
macroscopic (gross) hematuria specific laboratory parameters
red sediment with red blood cells on microscopy (>3500 red blood cells per high-power field)
microscopic hematuria specific laboratory parameters
2-3 red blood cells per high-power field on urine microscopy
glomerular cases of hematuria
primary glomerulonephritis, secondary nephritis, or familial
non-glomerular cases of hematuria
lower urinary tract source, or upper urinary tract source
what are the clinical manifestations of renal cell carcinoma?
- *alarm symptoms** (age >40, weight loss, chronic malaise, appetite loss, fever)
- gross hematuria
- flank pain
- solid renal mass on imaging
what are the demographics of renal cell carcinoma?
- male:female 2:1
- cigarette smoker
- familial: von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, hereditary papillary RCC, hereditary leiomyoma-RCC, Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome
- dialysis-related acquired cystic disease
what are the differential diagnoses of renal cell carcinoma?
- angiomyolipomas (fat density visible by CT)
- renal pelvis urothelial cancers (more central location)
- renal oncocytomas (indistinguishable pre-op)
- renal abscesses
- adrenal tumors
what are the laboratory tests should be run with suspected RCC?
- hematuria (in 60% of cases)
- paraneoplastic syndromes
- erythrocytosis from increased erythropoietin production in 5% (but anemia far more common)
what imaging studies should be preforms with suspected RCC?
- solid renal mass on abdominal US or CT
- CT and MRI scan most valuable (they confirm character of mass, stage the lesion)
- chest radiographs for pulm metastasis
- bone scans for large tumors, bone pain, elevated alkaline phosphatase
what is the expected prognosis of RCC of tumors confined to the renal capsule (T1-2)?
5 year disease-free survivals of 90-100% after radial nephrectomy
what is the prognosis of RCC tumors that extending beyond the renal capsule (T3-4), and node-positive tumors?
50-60% and 0-15% 5 year disease free survival, respectively
what is the prognosis of RCC with solitary resectable metastases?
radical nephrectomy with resection of the metastasis has resulted in 5-year disease-free survival rates of 15-30%
when to refer patients?
- solid renal mass or complex cysts
- RCC
- metastatic disease
- urologist for further evaluation
- urologic surgeon for surgical excision
- oncologist
what are the examples of primary glomerulonephritis that cause hematuria? (3)
- IgA nephropathy
- postinfection glomerulonephritis
- idiopathic glomerulosclerosis
what are the examples of secondary glomerulonephritis? (3)
- SLE
- Wegener’s granulomatosis
- other vasculidities