Tumors and Polycystic kidney diseases Flashcards
Diagnosis

Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD)
Description and Diagnosis

- Elongated cysts that fill most of parenchyma and are radially arranged
- Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD)
Diagnosis

Multicystic renal dysplasia
Description and Diagnosis

- Large cysts lined by cuboidal epithelium and fibrotic parenchyma
- Multicystic renal dysplasia
Diagnosis

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
Description and Diagnosis

- Multiple small cysts, none of which is more than 2 cm in diameter
- Cystic change associated with chronic renal dialysis
Diagnosis

Simple renal cyst
Description and Diagnosis

- Very small cysts that involve the inner medullary and papillary regions of the kidney
- Medullary sponge kidney
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
(Presentation)
- Usually presents after the age of 30
- Could be presented with:
* Pain
* Hematuria
* Stones
* Infection
* Hypertension
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
(Associations)
- Hepatic cysts (most common site outside kidneys and without fibrosis)
- Ovarian cysts
- Berry aneurysms
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP)
- Diverticulosis
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
(Causes)
- Mutation of PKD1 on Chrom. 16 (85%) that encodes for polycystin 1
- Mutation of PKD2 0n Chrom. 4 (15%) that encodes for polycystin 2
- The cysts will be in cortex and medulla
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
(Diagnosis)
CT scan and U/S
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
(Treatment)
- Hypertension control with ACEIs and ARBs
- Urgent treatment of UTIs
- Dialysis and renal transplantation
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
(Most common cause of death)
End-stage renal disease
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD)
(Causes)
- Mutation of PKHD1 gene that encodes for fibrocystin that is expressed on cilia of renal tubular and bile duct epithelial cells
- Cystic dilatation of collecting ducts
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD)
(Presentation)
- Oliguric renal failure in utero that can lead to Potter sequence
- Systemic and portal hypertension from congenital hepatic fibrosis and progressive renal insufficiency
Simple cysts
(Features on U/S)
- Echo free or anechoic
- Smooth and thin walls
- Sharp demarcations
- Good through to back transmission
Complex cysts
(Features on U/S)
- Mixed echogenicity
- Irregular and thick walls
- Lower density on back wall
- Debris in the cyst
Note: these cysts are potentially malignant and should be excised
Medullary cystic kidney disease (MCKD)
(Autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease)
(Causes)
- Mutation of MUC1 on Chrom. 1 that encodes for mucin-1 protein that coats the surface of tubules and protects them in the ascending loop of Henle and DCT
- Mutation of UMOD on Chrom. 16 that encodes for uromodulin protein
Medullary cystic kidney disease (MCKD)
(Autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease)
(Presentation)
- Pallor, nausea and anorexia
- Polydipsia and polyuria
- Also in case of UMOD mutation also there will be hyperuricemua that may cause pruritis
Renal cell carcinoma
(Risk factors)
- Cigarette smoking
- Obesity
- Chronic analgesic use
- Asbestos exposure
- Chronic renal failure
- Aquired cystic disease
- von Hippel-Lindau disease
Renal cell carcinoma
(Presentation)
- Most common in men 50-70 years
- Classic triad (10%): hematuria, flank pain and palpable mass
- Paraneoplastic syndromes including polycythemia, hypertension, Cushing syndrome, hypercalcemia, feminization or musculinization
- Secondary amyloidosis, leukemoid reaction or eosinophilia
- Left varicocele due to invasion of left renal vein
Renal cell carcinoma
(Metastasis)
Spreads hematogenously to:
- Lungs
- Bones
Renal cell carcinoma
(Treatment)
- Resection if localized
- Immunotherapy like aldesleukin or targeted therapy for advanced/metastatic disease. New tyrosine kinase inhibitors (sorafenib, sunitinib) approved for the treatment (they decrease tumor angiogenesis and cell proliferation)
- Resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy














