Lower Urinary Tract Carcinoma Flashcards
1
Q
Urothelial (transitional cell) carcinoma
most common location
A
bladder
2
Q
“Field effect”
condition
A
urothelial (transitional cell) carcinoma
3
Q
2 types of urothelial/transitional cell carcinoma
A
flat: early p53 mutations
papillary: late p53 mutations
4
Q
Flat urothelial carcinoma
A
early p53 mutations
invade early
5
Q
Papillary urothelial carcinoma
A
late p53 mutations
do not invade until later
6
Q
Squamous cell carcinomas
can only occur when
A
chronic bladder irritation
7
Q
Young, middle eastern male
squamous cell carcinoma
etiology
A
Schistosoma haematobium
8
Q
Adenocarcinoma of bladder
largest etiology
A
urachal remnant
develops at dome of bladder
