Oncology: Prostate Cancer Flashcards
Androgen-dependent type of adenocarcinoma
Prostate Cancer
Risk factors
Race (African-American)
Increasing age (>50yrs old)
Family history
Diet
Prostate Cancer
Assessment
Hard, pea-sized nodule palpated on rectal examination
Hematuria, Anemia, Dribbling
Late symptoms: weight loss, urinary obstruction, and pain radiating from the lumbosacral area down to the leg.
Prostate Cancer
Diagnosis: Prostate Cancer
Digital Rectal Exam
PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen)
Biopsy (TURP, Prostatectomy) - confirmatory
produced for the ejaculate, where it liquefies semen in the seminal coagulum and allows sperm to swim freely
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
is a protein produced by cells of the prostate gland
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
a member of the kallikrein-related peptidase family and is secreted by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
The removal of the testicles; The penis and the scrotum, the pouch of skin that holds the testicles, are left intact
Orchiectomy
Intervention: Prostate Cancer
Surgical
Orchiectomy
TURP (Transurethral Resection of the Prostate)
Radical Prostatectomy
measures the level of PSA in a man’s blood
PSA test
Intervention: Prostate Cancer
Nonsurgical
Administering luteinizing hormone
1. Leuprolide acetate (Lupron)
2. Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
Radiation therapy
Chemotherapy
A type of prostate surgery done to relieve moderate to severe urinary symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
An instrument is inserted up the urethra to remove the section of the prostate that is blocking urine flow
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
An operation to remove the prostate gland and some of the tissue around it
Radical Prostatectomy
Complications: Prostate Cancer
Retrograde ejaculation
Impotence
Incontinence
Sexual dysfunction
