Pretest_10_Urology Flashcards
____________ results from incomplete development of the anterior urethra
Hypospadias
What is chordee?
When the head of the penis curves downward or upward at the junction of the head and shaft of the penis
While most hypospadias occurs in the corona, hypospadias in this location is associatd with bilateral undescended testes and infertilty and must be differentiated from pseudohermaphroditism and adrenogenital syndrome:
scrotal area
T/F: Smoking is a risk factor for bladder cancers
True
90% of bladder cancers are of __________ cell origin
transitional
When transitional cell bladder cancer is superficial, what is the treatment?
transurethral resection of visible lesions and intravesicular chemo (more radical resection for more advanced stages)
T/F: Transitional cell cancer of the bladder is usually solitary and deep.
False!! Usually MULTIFOCAL and SUPERFICIAL
What sized kidney stones usually pass spontaneously?
Below 0.5 cm
Why might a large kidney stone not be associated with microhematuria?
If it is so big it is occluding the ureter
Why won’t BUN and Cr increase if there is a large kidney stone obstructing a ureter?
the other kidney is still functioning!!
What is the treatment for undescended testicle?
HCg (causes testes to release testosterone and to descend), but surgery by the first year of life
What is the most common type of testicular cancer? How does it present?
Seminoma: nonpainful lump that does not transluminate. Slow growth and radiosensitivty
Which lymph nodes do seminomas metastasize to? Which are sampled for therapy?
iliac, aortic, and renal. Sample the external iliac
What is the underlying pathology in testicular torsion?
Abnormally narrowed testicular mesntery with tunica vaginalis surrounding the testis and epididymis in a bell clapper deformity
Failure of normal posterior anchoring of the gubernaculum, epididymis and testis is called a bell clapper deformity because it leaves the testis free to swing and rotate within the tunica vaginalis
To save the torsed testicle, surgery must be performed within the first ______ hours of symptoms
4-6 hours
T/F: In the operative procedure for testicular torsion, BOTH the affected and unaffected testes undergo orchiopexy
true
How do you use Doppler ultrasound to distinguish between epidydmitis and testicular torsion?
Epididymitis = increased blood flow to testicle Torsion = NO blood flow
For renal cell cancers less than __ cm, a partial nephrectomy can be performed. If any larger, a radical nephrectomy (kidney, ipsilateral adrenal gland, and perirenal fat) is indicated.
4 cm
A tumor made up of an epithelial cell from the intercalated cells of hte collecting duct, characterized by an excessive amount of mitochondria, resulting in an abundant acidophilic, granular cytoplasm:
oncocytoma! round and mahogany with central scar on gross
Prostate cancer (adenocarcinoma) arises in the (central/peripheral) part of the gland
peripheral