Prostate and bladder cancer -men Flashcards
Diagnosis
Digital rectal exam
Ultra sound
PSa
biopsy
Mangement
small low grade tumours - nothing, significant - radical treatment , pallitive treatment for advance tumours
Radical prostatectomy - prostate removed, seminal vesicles
Radical radriotherpay
Palliation
-anti-androgen drugs, radiotherapy locally
Pathology of bladder
Stones, inflammations, tumours - carcinoma, papilloma, conenctive tissue tumours
Carcinoma of bladder
Macro - most ar epapillary micro - most are ruothelial some squamous , adenocarcinoma
Treatment - superficial - local therapy - BCG - bacteria in bladder
-cystectomy - detrusor muscle
Clinical features of carcinoma of bladder
haematuria, reccurent of new tumours - do urine cytology
Renal cell carcinoma
Symptoms
Macroscopic - well circumscribed mass, red, yellow brown, may invade renal vien
Microscopic - adenocarcinoma, clear cell variant most common,
Symptoms - haematouria, flank pain, paliable abdominal mass , ectopic hromone production