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Renal Tumors Flashcards

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What are two pediatric renal neoplasms?

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Nephroblastoma (Wilms tumor)

Mesoblastic nephroma

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What are two Benign Adult renal neoplasms?

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Papillary adenoma (?)
Oncocytoma
Angiomyolipoma

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What are two Malignant Adult renal neoplasms?

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Renal Cell Carcinomas

Urothelial Carcinomas

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What is the most common pediatric renal neoplasm? What is the peak age of occurence

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Wilms tumor
1-4 years old
4th leading cause of cancer in children

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What is Wilms Tumor (Nephroblastoma) comprised of?

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Embryonal nephrogenic elements:

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What is the Hallmark appearance of Wilms Tumor?

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Triphasic neoplasm: present in varying proportions
1.Blastema: cells with little cytoplasma, grow in nests or cords(trabeculae)

  1. Epithelium: Primitive tubules and glomeruli
  2. Stroma: spindle cells [Undifferentiated, Skeletal muscle (most common), Cartilage]
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What is the rule of “5s”

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  1. Wilms tumor accounts for 5% of ped cancers
  2. 5% Bilateral
  3. 5% Multicentric (if in one kidney)
  4. 5% Anaplastic = WORSE PROGNOSIS
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What is the most common area of metastasis for Wilms tumor?

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Lungs

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What are 3 syndromes associated with Wilms tumor?

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  1. Beckwith-Wiedeman syndrome
  2. WAGR syndrome
  3. Denys-Drash syndrome
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  1. What are 2 Symptoms of Beckwith-Wiedeman syndrome?
  2. What is the gene mutation?
  3. What percentage develop Wilms Tumor?
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  1. Organomegaly, Hemihypertrophy
  2. WT2 gene mutation
  3. 5% develop Wilms tumor
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  1. What are 4 Symptoms of WAGR syndrome?
  2. What is the gene mutation?
  3. What percentage develop Wilms Tumor?
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  1. Wilms-Aniridia-Genital anomaly-Retardation
  2. WT1
  3. 33% develop Wilms tumor
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  1. What are 3 Symptoms of Denys-Drash syndrome?
  2. What is the gene mutation?
  3. What percentage develop Wilms Tumor?
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  1. Glomerulonephritis, male pseudohermaphroditism, Wilms
  2. WT1
  3. 90% develop Wilms tumor
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What is the typical clinical presentation of Wilms tumor?

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  1. Abdominal mass/pain - parents notice when changing diaper
  2. Intestinal obstruction
  3. Hematuria
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What is the treatment for Wilms Tumor? What 3 features cause a bad prognosis

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Nephrectomy + Chemotherapy = 80-90% cure rate

bad prognosis = ANAPLASIA, age >2, large size

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What is the pathogenesis of Wilms tumor?

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Mutation in tumor suppressor genes on CHROMOSOME 11 (11p13-11p15.5)

  • -WT1 gene: growth promoting proteins (IGF-2)
  • -WT2 gene: interacts with growth promoting fx
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What is the most common renal tumor of INFANCY? (0-1yrs old)

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Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma

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What is a Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma composed of?

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SPINDLED CELLS (immature mesodermal tissue): smooth muscle, cartilage

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What is the presentation of Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma? what is the chance of metastasis?

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Palpable mass often found by prenatal imaging

metastaes are rare: lungs, brain, rarely bone

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What is the treatment for Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma?

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Nephrectomy with Wide margins (remove perinephric fat)

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Why is Papillary adenoma controversial in its categorization as a benign Adult renal neoplasm?

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current view is to regard ALL adenomas as potentially malignant (regardless of size)

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What is the most common renal epithelial neoplasm in Adults?

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Renal Papillary Adenoma

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What is the size categorization for Renal Papillary Adenoma?

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<0.5cm = benign
<3.0cm = probably wont metastasize
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How can chronic dialysis affect neoplasticity

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chronic dialysis -> develop Cystic Renal Disease -> 33% develop papillary adenoma -> if multiple adenomas = Adenomatosis

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How are Renal Papillary Adenomas usually discovered

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incidentally (because they are asymptomatic)

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What are morphologic features of Renal Papillary Adenomas

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  1. Well circumscribed
  2. nonencapsulated
  3. subcapsular (under renal capsule)
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What is the histopathology of Renal Papillary Adenoma

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  1. Well-circumscribed
  2. Bland-looking cells
  3. Eosinophilic, not clear cytoplasm
  4. fibrovascular cored lined by bland cells
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What is an Adult epithelial neoplasm >3.0 cm called?

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Papillary renal cell carcinoma

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What are 4 clinical characteristics of Renal Oncocytoma?

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  • Central Scar within lesion
  • M:F = 2:1; median age: 60-65
  • 5% of resected renal neoplasms
  • Rare metastases (benign)
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What is the appearance of Renal Oncocytoma?

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  1. Well circumscribed
  2. tan/yellow/MAHOGANY BROWN
  3. typically solitary (6 cm)
  4. Central stellate scar
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What is the Ddx of renal onchocytoma?

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chromophobe RCC

31
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What do Renal Oncocytoma cells look like?

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abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasm

nuclei: smal, round, regular

32
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what is an Angiomylipoma (where does it originate)

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Mesenchymal tumor (1% renal neoplasms)

33
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What 4 hereditary disorders are Angiomylipomas associated with?

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  1. Tuberous sclerosis
  2. von Recklinghausen disease (NF1)
  3. von-Hippel Lindau syndrome
  4. ADPK (polycystic - adults)
34
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Although Angiomyolipomas are benign, what 2 ways can they cause malignancy?

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  1. Massive hemorrhage

2. significant loss of fxnal renal parenchyma if tumor is large enough (Renal failure)

35
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What is the light microscopy and histogenesis of Angiomylipoma?

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Histogenesis: Perivascular epithelioid cell
LM: mixture of mature ADIPOSE, spindled cells with SMOOTH MUSCLE features, and thick-walled BLOOD VESSELS

36
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What does multifocality suggest in Angiomyolipoma?

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usually solitary
multifocality suggest tuberous sclerosis
(autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder)
–involves veins and regional lymph nodes

37
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What is the most common malignant renal neoplasm in adults? what are the demographics?

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RCC (Clear cell) -85%

2/3 are MEN, >50 yo, 1% bilateral

38
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Where are urothelial carcinomas found? (TCC)

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malignant renal epithelium
involves collecting system:
(Calyces, Pelvis, Ureter, Urinary Bladder)

39
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Where do RCC’s arise from?

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Renal tubular/collecting duct epithelium

40
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What are the risk factors for RCC?

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Tobacco,
Tuberous sclerosis
VON HIPPEL LINDAU DIEASE
renal transplant
dialysis-acquired cystic renal disease
HTN
treated Neuroblastoma
41
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What are the clinical symptoms of RCC? (classic triad)

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  1. Flank pain
  2. Palpable Mass
  3. Hematuria
42
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What are the most important prognosis factors?

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Tumor stage

Fuhrman Nuclear Grade

43
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What are the metastatic characteristics of RCC

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25% metastases
spread to: lung, bone, lymph nodes, adrenals, liver, brain
overall 5 year survival: 70% (even with extension of tumor into renal vein, IVC, RA

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What is the treatment for RCC?

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Surgical Resection or Nephrectomy, Cryotherapy

(Chemo is minimally effective)
if Advanced (beyond Gertoas fascia): immunotherapy, cytokine therapy, VEGF inhibs, IL-2 therapy
45
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What does Trisomy 7 and MET mutations cause?

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papillary neoplasms

46
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What do von Hippel Lindau (VHL)gene, Chromosome 3 mutations cause?

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Clear Cells RCC 
VHL gene (3p25)
47
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How is the Von Hippel Lindau involved with RCC?

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VHL = part of ubiquitin ligase complex = acts as 1) TUMOR SUPPRESSOR
2) VEGF (helps metastasis)

48
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What is prognosis of CCRCC, pt presentation?

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50% of pts die

Tumor cells release EPO = pts present with elevated hematocrit

49
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What are characteristics of Papillary RCC?

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  1. 10%-15% of RCC (second most common)
  2. C-MET gene mutation
  3. associated with ESRD (DIALYSIS KIDNEY)
  4. > 3cm
  5. better prognosis than CCRCC
50
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What is the histological difference between Papillary adenoma and Papillary RCC?

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Adenoma: fibrovascular cores with plane looking cells

RCC: fibrovascular cores containing FOAM CELLS

51
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What is the DDX for chromophobe RCC? and what are some characteristics?

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DDX: CCRCC, oncocytoma

  1. 5% of RCC
  2. good prognosis
  3. Tx: neprectomy
52
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What is the microscopic appearance of Chromophobe RCC?

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  1. well defined cell membrance, faintly granular cytoplasm
  2. PERINUCLEAR CLEAR HALO
  3. Raisinoid (irregular contours)
  4. pleomorphism and maybe binucleate
53
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What are characteristics of Collecting Duct Carcinoma?

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Rare: <0.1% of RCC
WORST PROGNOSIS
presentation: PAINLESS GROSS HEMATURIA
50% have coexisting bladder urothelial carcinoma

54
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What are characteristics of Renal Medullary Carcinoma?

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  1. Very rare, aggressive
  2. AFRICAN AMERICANS or MEDITERRANEAN
  3. SICKLE CELL!!
55
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Where does Renal Urothelial Carcinomas come from?

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Neoplasms of TCC (Calyces, Pelvis)

multifocal (Ureter, Urinary bladder)

56
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What is the appearance of Renal Urothelial Carcinomas? What is the aggressive appearance?

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Exophytic, Papillary growth pattern

–Flat = more aggressive

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