Jan15 M3-Pathology of Bladder and Kidney Flashcards
most common type of bladder tumor
urothelial/transitional cell neoplasms
risk factors for bladder CA
smoking, radiation, analgesics, arylamines (petroleum, paint)
symptoms of bladder CA
painless hematuria, frequency, urgency, dysuria
2 ureteral orifice possible involvements in bladder CA
pyelonephritis
hydronephrosis
urothelial lesion invasive vs non invasive
invasive = beneath the BM
initial investigations for bladder CA suspicion
cystoscopy and cytology
temporary and permanent treatments of CA
temporary is resect visible tumors on cystoscopy.
definitive therapy based on histology
why do cytology + limitation of it
check for malignant cells. but won’t know where they’re from
cystectomy def
remove bladder
treatment options for urothelial lesions
- removal of tumor + intravesical therapy
- partial cystectomy
- total cystectomy
intravesical therapies (2)
- chemo
- BCG (weakened bacillus fof TB: induces intense T cell rx)
normal histo of the bladder
- adipose tissue
- muscular propria (SM): detrusol muscle
- LP (fibroblasts and CT)
- urothelium
2 types of non invasive urothelial lesions
flat and papillary
2 lesions that lead to invasive CA (one flat and one papillary)
flat = CIS papillary = papillary carcinoma, high grade (HGTCC = high grade transitional cell carcinoma)
papillary lesion charact
tree with branches being vessels feeding the neoplasm
charact of a benign urothelium
polarized cells, organized, translucid nuclei (not hyperchromatic), all same size and shape, no mitosis
4 non-invasive flat urothelial lesions
- hyperplasia
- reactive atypia
- dysplasia
- CIS
4 non-invasive papillary urothelial lesions
- papilloma
- punlmp (lmp = low malignant potential)
- pap CA low grade (LGTCC)
- pap CA high grade (HGTCC)
LGTCC histo
MILD: loss of polarity, hyperchromatic nuclei (some), rare mitosis
HGTCC charact histo + specific one
total loss of polarity, pleimorphism
*prominent nucleoli
CIS vs HGTCC on cystoscopy
CIS: hemorrhagic patch
HGTCC: papillary lesion
CIS on histo
cells still above BM but mitoses, hyperchromasia, prominent nucleoli, loss of polarity
CIS and HGTCC are non invasive. name when become invasive
invasive urothelial CA