oncology Flashcards
Bladder cancer symptoms
Painless visible haematuria MAIN ONE!!!!!
Recurrent UTI
Urine storage problems
bladder pain
First line test for haematuria
Urine sample / culture
Treatment for non muscle invasive low grade bladder cancer
endoscopic resection and single treatment of chemotherapy
Treatment for non muscle invasive high grade bladder cancer
Endoscopic resection and immunotherapy
Treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer
First stage is chemotherapy followed by either:
radio therapy
Removal of the bladder
What else is removed with bladder in men
Prostate
What else is removed with bladder in women
Full hysterectomy (only vagina left) and urethra
Symptoms of flank pain, haematuria and mass suggest what
Renal cancer
Commonest sites of renal metastases
Bone
Brain
Lungs
Liver
What is commonest route of spread of renal cancer
Venous