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Prostate/testicular cancer Flashcards

1
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How many new cases of prostate cancer occur a year?

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47,700 new cases/year

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2
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What is the most common cancer death in men?

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Prostate cancer

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3
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How much does prostate cancer cost the NHS?

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£800 million/year

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4
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What proportion of new cases of prostate cancer are >65?

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75%

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What proportion of new cases of prostate cancer are <50?

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1%

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What proportion of new cases of prostate cancer are <70?

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45%

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7
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What are the risk factors for prostate cancer?

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Age
African/asian
BRCA1/2
HPC1
First degree relative
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8
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Cancer of the prostate is more likely to be in which part of the prostate?

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Peripheral zone

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9
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What proportion of newly diagnosed prostate cancers are localised?

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80%

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10
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How do most prostate cancers present?

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Asymptomatic

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11
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What is the diagnostic triad of prostate cancer?

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DRE
PSA
TRUS-guided prostate biopsy

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12
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What are the symptoms of local prostate disease?

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ASYMPTOMATIC
Weak stream
Hesitancy
Sensation of incomplete emptying
Frequency
Urgency
Urge incontinence
UTI
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13
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What are the symptoms of locally invasive prostate disease?

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Haematuria
Perineal/suprapubic pain
Impotence
Incontinence 
Obstruction symptoms
Renal failure
Haemospermia 
Tenesmus
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14
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What are the symptoms of distant metastatic prostate disease?

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Bone pain/sciatica 
Paraplegia --> spinal cord compression
Lymphoedema/adenopathy
Loin pain
Anuria
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15
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What are the symptoms of widespread metastatic prostate disease?

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Lethargy
Weight loss
Cachexia

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16
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Why is prostate cancer not screened for?

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Wilson-Junger criteria not met

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17
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How is prostate cancer typically found?

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Ad-hoc PSA testing

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18
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What is the upper limit for PSA in <50s?

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2.5ug/mL

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19
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How does PSA vary with age?

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Increases with age

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20
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What is the upper limit for PSA in 50-60s?

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3.5ug/mL

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What is the upper limit for PSA in 60-70s?

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4.5ug/mL

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22
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What is the upper limit for PSA in >70s?

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6.5ug/mL

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23
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What factors can cause an elevated PSA?

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UTI
Prostate exam
Exercise
Trauma 
Instrumentation
BPH
Prostate cancer
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24
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What is the process for PSA testing?

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If repeat needed - again in 3 weeks

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25
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What cancer probability is associated with a PSA >10?

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70%

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26
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What grading system is used for prostate cancer?

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Gleason Grading

ISUP grading

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27
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How is a Gleason Score given to prostate cancer?

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Level of differentiation in biggest area + level of differentiation in second biggest area

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28
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What are the 4 stages of prostate cancer?

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Local disease
Locally advanced disease
Metastatic disease
Hormone refractory stage

29
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What investigations are used to stage localised prostate cancer?

A 
TRUS biopsy 
DRE 
PSA 
CT
MRI
30
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What investigation is used for distant staging?

31
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What are the treatment options for localised prostate cancer?

A

Radiotherapy

Radical prostatectomy

32
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What is the treatment for locally advanced prostate cancer?

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Hormone therapy followed by surgery
Hormone therapy followed by radiation
Hormone therapy alone
Intermitted hormone therapy

33
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What are the types of hormonal therapy for prostate cancer?

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Surgical/chemical castration
LHRH analogue/antagonist
Anti-androgens
Oestrogens

34
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What is the prognosis of localised prostate cancer?

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> 90% 15y survival

35
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What is the prognosis of locally advanced prostate cancer?

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80-90% 5y survival

36
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What is the prognosis of metastatic prostate cancer?

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3-5 years median

37
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What is the prognosis of castrate resistant prostate cancer?

38
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How does testicular cancer typically present?

A

Painless lump

39
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What are the less common presentations of testicular cancer?

A

Tender inflamed swelling
History of trauma
Symptoms/signs from nodal or distant metastasis

40
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What lymph nodes are associated with testicular cancer spread?

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Pelvic lymph nodes

Para-aortic lymph nodes

41
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When does incidence of testicular cancer peak?

42
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Which group is of highest risk of testicular cancer?

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Whites
Testicular maldescent
Atrophic testis
Previous contralateral cancer

43
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What is the precursor lesion of testicular cancer?

A

Testicular Germ cell Neoplasia in-situ

44
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What tumour markers are associated with testicular cancer?

A

Alpha-fetoprotein
Beta-HCG
LDH

45
Q

AFP tumour marker is raised in what?

46
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BHCG tumour marker is raised in what?

47
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LDH tumour marker is raised in what?

A

Non-specific tumour burden

48
Q

How is testicular cancer diagnosed?

A

MSSU
Testicular ultrasound and CXR
Tumour markers

49
Q

What is the differential diagnosis of testicular lumps?

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Infection
Epididymal cyst
Missed testicular torsion

50
Q

How is testicular cancer treated?

A

Radical orchidectomy

Biopsy of contralateral testis

51
Q

What are the two types of testicular cancer tumour?

A

Germ cell and non-germ cell tumour

52
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what are the main types of germ cell tumour?

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Seminomatous (classical, spermatocytic, anaplastic)

Non-seminomatous (teratoma, yolk sack, choriocarcinoma)

53
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What are the main types of non-GCT testicular cancer?

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Leydig
Sertoli
Lymphoma

54
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Seminoma is more common in which age group?

55
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Non-seminomatous cancer is more common in which age group?

56
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How are testicular cancers graded?

A

Aggressiveness
Low - high grade
Well - poorly differentiated

57
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How are testicular cancers staged?

A 
Spread 
Local
Regional
Distant 
(TNM)
58
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How is nodal staging assessed?

59
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What is stage 1 testicular cancer?

A

Confined to testis

60
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What is stage 2 testicular cancer?

A

Infradiaphragmatic nodes involved

61
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What is stage 3 testicular cancer?

A

Supradiaphragmatic nodes involved

62
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What is stage 4 testicular cancer?

A

Extralymphatic disease

63
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How is low stage, negative tumour marker cancer treated?

A

Orchidectomy with:
Surveillance
Adjuvant radiotherapy
Prophylactic chemo

64
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How is nodal disease, persistent tumour marker testicular cancer treated?

A

Combination therapy

Lymph node dissection

65
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How are testicular cancer metastases treated?

A

First-line chemotherapy

Second-line chemotherapy

66
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What is the prognosis of stage 1 testicular cancer?

67
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What is the prognosis of stage 2/3 testicular cancer?

68
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What is the prognosis of stage 4 testicular cancer?

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