Lower Urinary Tract Flashcards

1
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name 3 locations for ureter narrowing

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  1. ureteropelvic junction ( renal pelvis meets proximal ureter)
  2. crossing at external/common iliac artery
  3. ureters enter bladder
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2
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what is a cause of ureter obstruction

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hydronephrosis

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3
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what site and and in who is ureter obstruction common in

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left side

boys

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4
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What are 3 congenital anomalies of ureters

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  1. double ureters
  2. ureteropelvic junction obstruction
  3. Diverticula
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5
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what is diverticula

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saccular outpouching of ureteral wall

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6
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What are 2 types of inflammation that can occur to the ureters

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acute

chronic

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7
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What are 3 types of chronic inflammation of the ureter

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  1. ureteritis cystica
  2. ureteritis follicularis
  3. ureteritis glandularis
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8
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what is ureteritis cystica

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fine cysts in mucosa composed of dilated Brunn nests

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9
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what is ureteritis follicularis

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fine granular mucosa due to lymphoid follicles

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10
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What is ureteritis glandularis

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intestinal metaplasia

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11
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What are benign Ureter tumors

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Fibroepithelial polyps

Leiomyomas

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12
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What are malignant ureter tumors

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majority urothelial (transitional cells) carcinoma

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13
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What is the number one cause of urothelial carcinoma

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smoking

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14
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Urothelial carcinoma is associated with what other syndrome

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HNPCC

hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome

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15
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What are 3 things that can cause sclerosing retroperitoneal fibrosis

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  1. drugs ( ergot derivatives)
  2. adjacent inflammatory conditions ( Crohn’s)
  3. malignancy ( lymphomas)
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16
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Sclerosing retroperitoneal fibrosis is associated what problems in other parts of the body

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mediastinal fibrosis
sclerosing cholangitis
Riedel fibrosing thyroiditis

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17
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Sclerosing retroperitoneal fibrosis is associated with what disease

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IgG4

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18
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Micro what is seen in Sclerosing retroperitoneal fibrosis

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lymphocytes
germinal centers
plasma cells
eosinophils

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19
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treatment for Sclerosing retroperitoneal fibrosis

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surgical

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20
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What are 4 congenital anomalies of bladder

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  1. diverticula
  2. exstrophy
  3. vesicoureteral reflux
  4. urachus/urachal remnant
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21
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What is diverticula

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congenital ( can also be acquired) invagination of bladder wall

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22
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what is exstrophy

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development failure of anterior wall of abdomen and bladder

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23
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What is urachus/urachal remnant

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  • comes out of dome of bladder

- connects fetal bladder with allantois

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24
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What is the clinical triad for cystitis ( bladder inflammation)

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  1. urination frequency
  2. suprapubic pain
  3. dysuria
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25
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What is dysuria

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pain/burning sensation

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26
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What are common agents for bladder inflammation

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E. coli, Proteus, Klebseilla, Enterobacter

Schistosomiasis

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27
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what is clinical presentation for interstitial cystitis ? another name?

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painful/persistent chronic cystitis

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome

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28
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What happens to the bladder in interstitial cystitis

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fibrosis of all layers of bladder wall

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29
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What immune response occurs in interstitial cystitis late phase

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classic 
ulcerative phase ( hunner ulcers) 
chronic mucosal ulcers
30
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What immune response occurs in interstitial cystitis early phase

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(nonclassic/nonulcerative)

submucosal hemorrhage

31
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What is Malacoplakia

A

inflammatory reaction

  • slightly raised mucosal plaque
  • defect in phagocytosis of bacterial products
32
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what is micro found in Malacoplakia

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large foamy macrophages
multinucleated giant cells
lymphocytes
Michaelis- Gutmann bodies

33
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What are Michaelis-Gutmann bodies

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laminated mineralized concentrations ( Ca in lysosomes)

34
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Malacoplakia is associated with what bacteria

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E. coli

Proteus

35
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Name 3 metaplastic lesions

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  1. Brunn nests
  2. Cystitis cystica
  3. cystisis glandularis
36
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what are brunn nests

A

urothelium grows into lamina propia

37
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What is cystic spaced lined by in cystitis cystica

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urothelium

38
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what epithelium is seen in cystitis glandularis

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cuboidal/columnar/ goblet cells

39
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Name 2 metaplastic lesions

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  1. squamous metaplasia

2. nephrogenic metaplasia

40
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when does squamous metaplasia occur

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response to injury

41
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What happens in nephrogenic metaplasia

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change to cuboidal epithelium

tubular proliferation of lamina propia

42
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For bladder tumors, what is a gain of function mutation? What does it activate? what is it seen in?

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FGFR3

  • activates tyrosine kinase
  • low grade urothelial carcinoma
43
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For bladder tumors, what is a loss of function mutation? Who usually gets it?

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TP53 and RB

- high grade urothelial carcinoma

44
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For bladder tumors, what is an activating mutation and where is loss of genetic material?

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HRAS

Chr 9

45
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What is a benign bladder tumor

A

urothelial tumors

46
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What is a borderline bladder tumor

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Papillary urothelial neoplasms of low malignant potential

47
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What are malignant bladder tumors

A

Papillary urothelial carcinoma

Carcinoma in situ

48
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what is the histo for bladder tumor papilloma? who usually gets it?

A

papillae in core
normal urothelium

youngsters

49
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Where does inverted papilloma occur in histo

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in lamina propia

50
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PUNLMP hiso?

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  1. thicker urothelium
  2. diffuse nuclear enlargement
  3. mitotic figures rare
51
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histo for low-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma

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  1. orderly
  2. evenly spaced
  3. minimal atypia
  4. some mitotic figures
52
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hist for high-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma

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  1. architectural disarray and loss of polarity
  2. anaplasia
  3. mitotic figures
53
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histo for carcinoma in situ

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  1. cytologically malignant cells within flat urothelium

2. no invasion of basement membrane

54
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What is the pathological staging scale

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T1 - lamina propia
T2- muscularis propia
T3 - pervescial fat
T4 - adjacent structures

55
Q

histo for squamous cell carcinoma

A

keritization

pink cells

56
Q

50 year old moves from Egypt to US. Presents with large bladder mass

A

Squamous cell carcinoma: schistosoma

57
Q

Botyroid rhabdomyosarcoma has what origin

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muscle origin

58
Q

histo for botyroid rhabdomyosarcoma

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cambium layer

deeper hypocellular and myxiod stroma

59
Q

who does botyroid rhabdomyosarcoma occur in

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infancy or childhood

60
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botyroid rhabdomyosarcoma gross apperance

A

grape-like

61
Q

histo for leiomyosarcoma

A

fascicles of malignant spindle cells

62
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What is morphology of early bladder obstruction

A

some thickening of bladder wall

normal mucosa

63
Q

What is morphology of late bladder obstruction

A

individual muscle bundles enlarge

trabeculation of bladder wall ( hypertrophy muscles)

64
Q

how can prostatic hypertrophy impact bladder

A

hypertrophy and trabeculation of bladder

65
Q

What are common agents for urethra inflammation

A

Gonococcal

non-gonococcal ( e. coli, chlamydia, mycoplasma)

66
Q

Urethra problems can cause what syndrome

A

Reiter syndrome

67
Q

triad of reiter syndrome

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  1. arthritis
  2. conjunctivitis
  3. urethritis
68
Q

What is urethral caruncle

A

small, red, painful mass in external urethral meatus of female

69
Q

proximal malignant tumors of urethra have what orgin

A

urothelial

70
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distal malignant tumors of urethra have what origin

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squamous cell origin