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S11) Urological Cancers Flashcards

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How does one assess haematuria?

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  • Visible changes
  • Non visible changes: microscopy & urine dipstick
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What is the differential diagnosis of haematuria?

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  • Urological

I. Cancer

II. Other – stones, infection, inflammation, BPH

  • Nephrological (glomerular)
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Describe the key components of the history of a patient presenting with haematuria

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  • Smoking
  • Occupation
  • Painful/painless
  • Other LUTS
  • Family history
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How would one examine a patient presenting with haematuria?

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  • BP
  • Abdominal mass
  • Varicocele
  • Leg swelling
  • Assess prostate by DRE (males)
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What investigations would one request for in a patient presenting with haematuria?

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  • Radiology: ultrasound, CT
  • Endoscopy: flexible cystoscopy
  • Urine: culture & sensitivity, cytology
  • Bloods: FBC, U&E
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What is Renal Cell Carcinoma?

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RCC is a malignant tumour arising from the renal cells in the parenchyma of the kidney

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How does RCC present?

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  • Haematuria
  • Incidental finding (on imaging)
  • A palpable mass (rare)
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How does RCC present if advanced?

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  • Large varicocele
  • Pulmonary/tumour embolus
  • Loss of weight/appetite (metastasis)
  • Hypercalcaemia
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What are the risk factors for RCC?

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  • Smoking (2x↑)
  • Obesity
  • Dialysis
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Identify the three ways in which RCC can spread

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How can localised RCC be treated?

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  • Surveillance
  • Excision: radical nephrectomy / partial nephrectomy
  • Ablation: cryoablation / radiofrequency ablation
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What does a radical nephrectomy involved?

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Radical nephrectomy – removal of kidney, adrenal, surrounding fat, upper ureter

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How can metastatic RCC be treated?

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  • Cannot be cured
  • Palliative treatment – biological therapies (targeted)
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What is clear renal cell carcinoma?

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  • CCRCC is a renal cortical tumour typically characterised by malignant epithelial cells
  • The proximal convoluted tubule gives rise to this tumour
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What is a Bladder Transitional Cell Carcinoma?

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  • TCC of the bladder is a malignant tumour arising from the transitional epithelial cells lining the bladder
  • It is the most common primary neoplasm of the urinary bladder and the entire urinary system
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How does TCC present?

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  • Haematuria
  • Incidental finding (imaging)
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How does TCC present, if advanced?

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  • Loss of weight/appetite (metastasis)
  • DVT
  • Lymphoedema
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What are the risk factors for bladder TCC?

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  • Smoking (4x↑)
  • Occupational exposure: rubber, plastics, handling of carbon, crude oil, combustion e.g. painters, mechanics, printers, hairdressers
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Describe five features seen in the urine cytology of a patient with bladder cancer

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  • Clusters of neoplastic cells
  • High nuclear:cytoplasmic ratio
  • Nuclear hyperchromasia
  • Pleomorphism
  • Coarse nuclear chromatin
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What is the initial management of bladder TCC?

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Transurethral removal of bladder tumour

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Outline the treatment plan of muscle invasive bladder TCC

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What is a squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder?

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A squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder is a rare malignant neoplasm derived from bladder urothelium with pure squamous phenotype

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Which conditions in a patient’s history would cause one to consider the possibility of a squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder?

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Schistosomiasis – parasitic infection of the urinary tract/intestines by shistosomes (parasitic flatworms)

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What is a Renal Transitional Cell Carcinoma?

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Renal TCC is a malignant tumour arising from the transitional epithelial cells lining the urinary tract from the renal calyces to the ureteral orifice

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What are the risk factors for renal TCC?
- Smoking - Phenacetin abuse - Balkan’s nephropathy
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What is the standard treatment of renal TCC?
**Nephro-ureterectomy** – kidney, fat, ureter, cuff of bladder
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What is the treatment for metastatic TCC (renal/bladder)?
- Systemic chemotherapy - Biological therapies – immunotherapy
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What is prostate cancer?
- **Prostate cancer** is the slow-growing development of cancer in the prostate gland of the male reproductive system - It commonly forms in the peripheral zone of the prostate but benign tumours also form in the transitional zone
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What are the risk factors for prostate cancer?
- Age (increases) - Family history *e.g. BRCA2 gene mutation* - Ethnicity (Black \> White \> Asian)
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What does screening for prostate cancer involve?
**PSA testing** – prostate specific antigen blood test
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When should a doctor refer a patient for PSA screening?
- When they present with **associated symptoms** - When they come to discuss a **family member who has prostate cancer** / because they have read about PSA
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What are the issues with PSA testing results?
- You can’t rely on a PSA within 6 weeks of a **urinary infection** - Having a normal PSA does not mean you do not **have prostate cancer** - You can have a normal PSA but an **abnormal feeling prostate** on DRE
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State four other causes of raised PSA
- Infection - Inflammation - Large prostate - Urinary retention
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How do patients with prostate cancer present?
- Urinary symptoms - Bone pain - Abnormal DRE - Incidental finding (at transurethral resection of prostate)
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Outline the diagnostic pathway for prostate cancer
- DRE + Serum PSA → transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of prostate - Lower urinary tract symptoms → transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)
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What are the 5 factors influencing treatment decisions for prostate cancer?
- Age - DRE (localised, locally advanced, advanced) - PSA level - Biopsies (Gleason grade, extent) - MRI / bone scan (metastases)
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How is localised prostate cancer treated?
- Surveillance - Robotic radical prostatectomy - Radiotherapy
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How is locally advanced prostate cancer treated?
- Surveillance - Hormones - Hormones & radiotherapy
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Describe the treatement of metastatic prostate cancer
- **Hormones(± chemotherapy):** I. Surgical castration II. Medical castration - **Palliative care:** I. Single-dose radiotherapy II. Chemotherapy
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Why is it possible to feel changes in the prostate during a digital rectal examination?
- Tumour normally occurs in **peripheral zone** of prostate gland - Posterior side of the prostate is right next to the **anterior wall of the rectum**
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Why do patients with prostate cancer present with urinary symptoms? What are these symptoms?
Tumour compresses the prostatic urethra, hence producing LUT symptoms: - Urinary retention - Urinary frequency - Dysuria - Nocturia
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Why do patients with prostate cancer present with lower back pain?
- Bone metastases (main) - Lymphatic metastases to seminal vesicles (nerve compression)

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