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Oncology - Bladder and AGASACA Flashcards

1
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Typically what type of neoplasia are bladder neoplasias?

A

Invasive transitional cell carcinomas

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Where do TCCs like to locate in the dog? Cat?

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Dog - trigone

Cats - apical and mid-body

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Where do TCCs like to spread?

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Urethra, prostate, nodal metastasis, and distant metastasis (they like to move cranially)

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What breeds are the poster children for TCC?

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Scotties - 18x

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What are some risk factors for TCC?

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Female, neutered, obesity, exposure to older generation flea products and lawn chemicals, and cytoxan exposure

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What presenting clinical signs are associated with bladder tumors?

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Hematuria, dysuria, pollakiuria, tenesmus, and potential lameness due to bony metastasis or hypertrophic osteopathy

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What differentials should you consider with TCC?

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Chronic cystitis, fibroepithelial polyps, granulomatous cystitis/urethritis, gossypioboma, calculi, other tumor types, and Botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma in young dogs

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8
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How is clinical staging done for TCC?

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Good PE including rectal
Minimum database - azotemia
UA and culture
Chest rads
Abdominal ultrasound
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9
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____% of dogs will have neoplastic cells due to TCC in the urine.

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30%

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What diagnostic methods can be done for TCC?

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UA
CADET BRAF and BRAF Plus
Histopathology - biopsy (last course), cystoscopy, traumatic catheter, or prostatic wash

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What does CADET BRAF look for a mutation in?

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BRAF gene

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Does a negative CADET BRAF test rule out TCC?

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No

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13
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How is traumatic catheter done?

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Catheterize and empty bladder
Attach a 12 cc syringe to the catheter
Apply suction while moving the catheter
Remove catheter and centrifuge sample
You will need to sedate females
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14
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What can mask a TCC when doing traumatic catheter?

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a concurrent UTI

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15
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Can FNA be done for TCC?

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Yes, but only if necessary

Seeding is possible

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What are the options for treatment of TCC?

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Surgery, radiation therapy, medical therapy/chemotherapy, interventional therapy

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17
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What surgical considerations do you need to keep in mind for TCC?

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Complete excision is not usually possible
Is it appropriate to try?
You need to have superb surgical techniques
TCC is highly exfoliative = seeding
Refer in complicated cases

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18
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What palliative options are there for surgery of TCC?

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Prepubic cystostomy catheters, ureter/urethral stents, balloon dilation, and laser ablation

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19
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Why is uterocolonic anastomosis not recommended?

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The colon will reabsorb the urine resulting in an uptake of ammonia and eventually death

20
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What is one of the biggest problems associated with urethral stents?

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25% have major incontinence

21
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In the case of using urethral stents for TCC, what is death usually due to?

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metastatic disease

22
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What complications are associated with laser ablation as palliative care for TCC?

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Stranguria, hematuria, stenosis, spread, urethral perforation, bacterial cystitis

23
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What are the goals of palliative radiation therapy for TCC?

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Improve the clinical status with low risk for severe toxicity

24
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What is the approach of palliative radiation therapy for TCC?

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Once weekly for 5 weeks or once daily for 10 days

25
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What is the outcome for palliative radiation therapy for TCC?

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Can improve comfort and micturition but does not improve survival time beyond chemotherapy and NSAIDs

26
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When is palliative radiation therapy for TCC reserved?

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For cases where medical therapies fail to improve QOL

27
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What complications are associated with definitive radiation therapy for TCC?

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Low grade GI, genitourinary and skin
in-field recurrenct
geographic mass
30% late-onset difficulty urinating/defecating

28
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What medical therapy do we use for TCC?

A

COX-inhibitors and chemotherapy

29
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What COX inhibitors can be used for TCC therapy?

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Piroxicam, Deracoxib, and Firoxocib

30
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What is the standard of care for TCC in dogs and cats?

A

Mitoxantrone and piroxicam

31
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What food can decrease the risk of developing bladder cancer?

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Cruciferous veggies fed 3x/week

32
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What is the prognosis for TCC?

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Signs can be controlled with a good QOL for several months or longer
Ultimately it is local disease that leads to death

33
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How is prostatic carcinoma treated?

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Similarly to TCC, but radiation seems to have more effect

34
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What are the 3 perianal tumors that dogs can get?

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Perianal adenoma. perianal adenocarcinoma, and apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma

35
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What is the most common perianal tumor that you will see in private practice?

A

perianal adenoma

36
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What group of dogs is more commonly affected by perianal adenomas? Why?

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Male, intact dogs because it is sex hormone dependent and increases with testosterone

NOTE: Females can still get them

37
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How are canine perianal adenomas treated?

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Castration and mass removal - 90% cured

38
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True or False: Canine perianal adenocarcinomas are hormone dependent.

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False

39
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What is the behavior of perianal adenocarcinomas?

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They grow faster, larger, and are more adherent than adenomas - 15% can be metastatic

40
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How can AGASACA patients present?

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Have no clinical signs OR tenesmus, straining to urinate, ribbon stools, scooting, licking perineal area, and mass effect

41
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How are AGASACAs diagnosed?

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Good PE with rectal
Minimum database
Staging - there are high rates of metastasis
FNA

42
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What is the most aggressive treatment for AGASACA?

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Surgical removal of the mass and abdominal lymph nodes

43
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How can you increase survival time after surgical removal of mass and LN of AGASACA?

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Add radiation therapy and chemotherapy

44
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What chemotherapy drug can control AGASACA for about 5 months?

A

Palladia

45
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What is the prognosis for AGASACA?

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Okay - 1.5 years MST

46
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What are negative prognostic factors for AGASACA?

A

Size: >5 cm in diameter
Hypercalcemia
No surgery
Pulmonary metastatic disease

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