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What is the MC kidney cancer and when is it dx?

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Renal cell carcinoma
90-95% of renal cancers
4% of cancers
60 yo MC
2x as common in men

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What is the MC cause of renal cell carcinoma?

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Sporadic MC
but there is familial cause

Also inactivitivty
Chronic disease causing inflammation
NSAIDs

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What is the biggest risk factor for renal cell carcinoma?

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Smoking

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What is the MC renal cell carcinoma? What is the other cause?

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75-85% are clear cell carcinomas
Arise from PT

Other cause (10-15%) is papillary tumors

also some other types

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What is the MC symptom of renal cell carcinoma?

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Hematuria - occurs in 50-60%

Often is brown, because it is further down

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What is the classic triad of renal cell carcinoma and how common is it?

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Flank pain
Hematuria
Abdominal mass

rare though

HAF the MC cancer

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What is the MC way renal cell carcinoma is found?

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Incidentally on renal imaging b4 symptoms

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What would cough and bone pain suggest for renal cell carcinoma?

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Metastis :(
seen in 20-30% on initial dx

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What are the lab findings of renal cell carcinoma?

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MC hematuria 60%
Anemia or erythrocytosis (from blood loss)
Hypercalcemia (metastasis)

Stauffer syndrome

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What is stauffer syndrome?

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Hepatic dysfunction with elevated LFTs secondary to renal cell carcinoma (not metastisis)

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Why do you have anemia in renal cell carcinoma?

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Losing too much blood
Can tack away tissue of kidney that makes erythropoietin

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Why do you sometimes see erythrocytosis?

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Differentiated cancer can retain characteristics of original tissue making erythropoietin

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What is the initial imaging of renal cell carcinomas?

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US (start here)
CT of abdomen and pelvis and MRI is most valuable

sometimes doppler US, bone scan, brain imaging (if AMS)

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What labs should you get for renal cell cariconma?

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renal function, hepatic function (abnormal = stauffer syndrome sometimes), CBC (do they have anemia), UA, urine cytology

all of these reaffirm dx, but do not confirm it

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What differs the CT in polycystic kidney versus renal cell carcinoma?

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Polycystic = cysts everywhere on kidney, well defined margins

RCC: bumpy margins, not as well defined

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What is the treatment for an isolated renal cell carcinoma?

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Surgical excision including the kidney, ipsilateral adrenal gland, and adjacent lymph nodes (in case they spread their)

-can consider partial nephrectomy

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If metastatic renal cell carcinoma, what is the treatment?

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Stage IV, surgery does not improve outcomes

Limited effect of chemotherapy :(

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What is the 5 survival rate for renal cell carcinoma confined to the renal capsule, beyond the renal capsule, and lymph node involvement?

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90-100%
50-60%
0-15% :(

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What is a nephroblastoma?

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Wilms Tumor seen in pediatric patients
Kids like having a blast

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What is the MC renal cancer in peds?

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Nephroblastoma
2/3 before 5
95% before 10

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What causes nephroblastoma?

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Sporadic loss of renal development and loss of tumor suppressor and transcription gene functions, leading to a single unilateral lesion most commonly

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What are the s/s of nephroblastoma?

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Abdominal pain (MC)
HTN
Hematuria
fever, anemia, N/V

often think it is a stomach bug

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What is the initial imaging of nephroblastoma?

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Abdominal US

then you can
Renal CT or MRI

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What labs do you order for nephroblastoma?

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CBC, CMP, UA, coag studies

sometimes see anemia and decreased GFR and increased BUN and Cr

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What is the treatment of nephroblastoma?
surgical resection and then chemo
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what is the 5 year survival rate of nephroblastoma?
90%
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What is a complication of nephroblastoma?
Recurrent disease 15% with favorable histology 50% anaplastic tumor 50-80%: post-relapse survival rates this is why you need chemo!
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What is an oncocytoma?
Rare kidney tumor that is often benign - but looks like an RCC on imaging
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What do we do with oncocytoma?
Treat it as if it was cancer and remove it
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What is an angiomyolipoma?
Fat, smooth muscle, and blood vessel cancers MC in young-middle age women CT reveal fat component
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How do you treat angiomyoploma?
<5 cm = observe If bleeding, embolize and nephroctomy > 5cm prophylatic embolization
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What is the MC metastatic?
Lung is MC also can be breast, stomach, or other kidney
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What are kidney stones aka?
nephrolithiasis
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Who is kidney stones MC in?
2.5 x more common in men usually 30-50, but can be younger or older
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What are risk factors for kidney stones?
Inadequate hydration High protein High salt All of these can lead to crystals Often in patients that have sensory issues also sedentary lifestyle
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What envirnoment leads to kidney stones?
High humidity and temperature
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What are the MC types of kidney stones? less common ones?
Calcium stones make up 85% Uric acid stones (8%) Struvite stones (infections) Cystine stones: heridtary
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What are the s/s of kidney stones?
Sometimes asymptomatic Severe flank pain that raps to the front of the abdomen to the bladder -continuous or episodic (smooth muscle contracts) - urinary incontinence -N/V from pain Can cause isolated hematuria Move to the urterer -size does not change
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When do symptoms typically stop for kidney stones in women?
At the bladder
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What is the MC lab of kidney stones?
Hematuria (micro or gross) 90%
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What stones make lower urine pH?
Uric acid or cystaline
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What stones make higher urine pH?
calcium stones or struvite stone
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When do you workup a patient with kidney stones?
Recurrent kidney stones Fx
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How do you work up a patient with kidney stones?
First, decrease Na, protein, increase fluid intake then do the following labs: 24 hr urine Serum blood work (kidney function, PTH) Litholink (preset so you don't have to worry)
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What dx kidney stones? Pregnant patients?
Plain abdominal radiograph and renal US in preggos (85% visible) 65% already make it to distal ureter KUB (kidney, ureter, bladder) Noncontrast CT in ER - show up all types of stones
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What does a stone look like on xray or CT?
bright white spot (like bone = calcium)
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What are staghorn calculus?
Look like a branch of cauliflower - sticks up through renal pelvis and goes into the calyces
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How do you manage kidney stones?
Pain control of flank: NSAIDs Opioids if intense pain Hydration: oral, don't force IV it can make it worse pain - but may be necessary if severe dehydration Alpha blocker prednisone (relieve swelling and pain)
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What is the preferred alphablocker for kidney stones?
tamsulosin
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What is tamsulin MOA?
Blocks alpha-1 receptors opens urinary track and
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What are the Ci of tamsulin?
Hypersensitivity and sulfa allergy Caution with anti-HTN drugs d/t additive effect
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What are the SE of tamsulin?
Orthostatic hypotension, HA, dizziness, abnormal ejaculation, priapism Typically not worried about in acute problems
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Where do stones tend to get stuck?
Uretropelvic junction MC Also ureter over iliac vessels, ureterovesicular junction
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What size do stones tend to pass and when do they not pass? When do you intervene?
Pass at 5 mm Don't pass at 10 mm intervention if does not pass in 4 weeks, large stone, severe symptoms
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Explain the process of a ureterscopic stone extraction?
Take a camera, through the urthera, bladder, into urter, catch stone with a basket tool or laser, have a stent
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If there is a pretty big stone, what do you use for extraction that does not involve surgery?
Shock wave lithotripsy
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Explain shock wave lithotripsy
External energy waves that break stone Individual stone fragements pass spontaneously w/in 2 weeks If super large, may have issue caution in women of childbearing age, may be preggo and dmg a fetus
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Why does shock therapy not lead to kidney damage?
Waves focus on the stone
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What is the most invasive surgery for a kidney stone and when is it done?
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy done for massive stones >1.5cm or in the inferior pole of kidney and stuck
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Explain Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Needle inserted into the back Advance into the kidney Scope through the needle Pull the stone through the needle Done under radioscopic guidance
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What is the most important thing for stop getting future kidney stones from forming?
1.5-2L of urine a day (need more water than that) -drink fluids throughout the day -constant water to stop crystals from clumping into a stone
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What should you include and decrease in diet for kidney stones?
Include bran Don't reduce calcium intake Cut down on protein and sodium
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If a patient has recurrent kidney stones, what can you recommend to see what type of stone?
Urinary strainer so that you can see the type of stone
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What are hypercalcuric stones caused by?
Absorptive hypercalcuria (see increased urine calcium w/out high dietary intake of Ca)
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What meds can help with hypercalcuric stones?
Thiazide dieurtics Cellulose phosphate (specifically binds calcium and impedes small bowel abs)
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What causes resporptive hypercalcuria and what do you see?
hyperparathyroidism see hypercalcemia, hypophosphotemia, and elevated PTH
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What is renal hypercalcuria and how is it treated?
Normal or low serum calcium with high urine calcium can develop 2ndary hyperparathryoidism Treated with thiazides
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What is hyperoxaluric calcium stone and symptoms?
Mainly oxalate, but there is still Ca2+ - abs oxalate more than calcium because of diarrhea not allowing time to abs calcium history of chornic diarrhea and often IBD
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How do you treat hyperoxaluric calcium stone?
manage diarrhea so you don't poop out too much calcium calcium carbonate (tums) avoid excess ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
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What are hyperuricosuric calcium stone?
mainly uric acid but some calcium problems with uric acid metabolism or too many purines
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How do you treat hyperuricosuric calcium stone?
Reducing purine intake including less beer and meat Allopurinol (reduces uric acid)
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What is hypocitraturic calcium stones?
Due to chronic diarrhea Have potassium citrate or lemonade to help (low citrate)
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What is uric acid calcuil and what is it seen in?
Often does not show up in xray because no calcium caused by too much uric acid - too much purines, chemo, abrupt weight loss causing cell death low urinary pH
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How to treat uric acid calcuil?
potassium citrate (raises pH) allopurinol
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When is struvite calculi often seen?
Recurrent UTIs in women Seen in bacteria with P in it Proteus, psedomonas, providencia (not typically E coli)
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What stone is MC to form staghorn calculus?
struvite calculi
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What are cystine calculi?
Genetic predisposition
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How do you treat cystine calculi?
Difficult to manage Goal urinary pH very high >7 3-4L of urinary volume a day!

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