RCC Flashcards
Von Hippel Lindau - RCC type
Clear cell
Birt Hogg Dube - RCC type
Chromophobe
Hereditary Leiomyomatosis - RCC type
Papillary
Tumor syndrome with bilateral, multifocal RCC, pancreatic, brain, eye, and ear tumors
VHL
In patients with bilateral tumors, you should delay surgery until largest tumor is at least ___ cm
3
Renal tumors, skin growths, lung cysts
Birt Hogg Dube
Uterine fibroids, cutaneous leiomyomas, RCC
HLRCC (hereditary leiomyomatosis RCC)
Further work-up after incidental discovery of small renal mass
CMP, CBC, UA
CXR / CT chest for staging
Renal biopsy is limited by ___ non-diagnostic & false negative rates & concern for seeding of ____
high… biopsy tract
Renal masses with hyper-enhancement on CT
Clear cell & oncocytoma
Renal mass with hypo-enhancement on CT
Papilary
Renal mass with variable enhancement on CT
Chromophobe
___ of renal mass correlates with risk of metastasis
Size
Active surveillance should be prioritized when risk of ____ outweigh potential benefits
surgery
AS best for elderly with low life expectancy & multiple co-morbidities
After ablation, patient has increased risk of ___ persistence & local ____ compared to surgery
tumor persistence
local recurrence