Urinary System - Part 9 Flashcards
RCC
Renal cell carcinoma
What are the 4 stages of RCC?
- Confined to the kidney
- Spread to perinephric fat
- Extension to the renal
vein, IVC or lymph nodes - Extension to near or
distant structures
What type of carcinoma accounts for 85% of renal cell cases?
Adenocarcinoma
What are the clinical findings of RCC? (4)
- Painless gross hematuria
- Uncontrolled
hypertension - Palpable mass
- Flank pain
What is the US appearance of RCC? (6)
- Irregular mass with echogenicity ranging from hypo echoic (larger mass) to hyper echoic (smaller mass)
- Focal bulge in renal contour
- Indistinct borders
- Hypervascular mass 5. Metastasis to the lung, liver, and long bones
- Extension into the renal vein and IVC
What are are 5 differential diagnosis of RCC?
- Adrenal tumour
- Abscess
- Focal pyelonephritis
- Adenoma
- Angiomyolipoma
What is another term for Wilm’s tumour?
Nephroblastoma
What are the risk factors associated with Wilm’s tumour? (6)
- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Hemihypertrophy
- Sporadic aniridia
- Male prevalence
- Omphalocele
- 5 years of age or less
Is Wilm’s tumour more common in males or females?
Males
What are the clinical findings of Wilm’s tumour? (5)
- Palpable mass
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea/vomiting
- Gross hematuria
- Hypertension
What is the US appearance of Wilm’s tumour? (7)
- Predominately solid, well- defined renal mass
- Variable echo pattern
- Echogenic rim
- Occasional calcification
- 10% - Intramural vascular flow
- Displacement of the IVC and aorta
- Metastasis to the renal vein, IVC, liver, contralateral kidney, and lymph nodes
What are 3 differential diagnosis of Wilm’s tumour?
- Neuroblastoma
- Renal carcinoma
- Mesoblastic nephroma
What causes metastases of the kidney?
Primary malignancy of
the bronchus, breast, gastrointestinal tract, contralateral kidney, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
What is the clinical findings for metastases?
Asymptomatic
What is the US appearance of metastases?
Multiple small bilateral masses of variable echogenicity
What are 2 differential diagnosis for metastases?
- Angiomyolipomas
2. RCC
What causes infarction?
Necrosis of tissue caused by occlusion of the arterial blood supply
What are the clinical findings of infarction? (4)
- Asymptomatic
- Acute back pain
- Hematuria
- Proteinuria
What is the US appearance for infarction?
Wedge-shaped hypo echoic (acute) or hyper echoic (chronic) defect
What are 3 differential diagnosis of infarction?
- Angiomyolipomas
- Junctional parenchymal defect
- Calcified artery
What causes renal artery stenosis? (2)
- Atherosclerosis
- Fibromuscular hyperplasia
- mid to distal
What are the clinical findings for renal artery stenosis? (5)
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Renal insufficiency
- Abdominal bruit
- Decrease in urine sodium concentration
- Hematuria
What is the US appearance for renal artery stenosis? (8)
- Peak systolic velocity greater than 180 cm/s
- Spectral broadening
- Absence of diastolic flow
- Delayed acceleration time
- Renal artery ratio greater than 3.5
- Visual narrowing of the renal artery by atherosclerosis or thickening of
the arterial wall - Kidney atrophy
- Kidney infarct
What are 2 differential diagnosis for renal artery stenosis?
- Tortuous artery
2. Poor Doppler angle
What is a risk factor for renal artery aneurysm?
Pregnancy
What are causes of renal artery aneurysm? (5)
- Fibromuscular dysplasia
- Blunt trauma
- Kawasaki disease
- Intraluminal catheter induced injury
- Atherosclerosis
What are the clinical findings of renal artery aneurysm? (4)
- Asymptomatic
- Hypertension
- Flank pain
- Hematuria
What is the US appearance for renal artery aneurysm? (3)
- Doubling of the normal artery
- Artery diameter of 1.5 cm or greater
- Risk of rupture when the diameter
exceeds 2cm
What are 3 differential diagnosis for renal artery aneurysm?
- Tortuous renal artery 2. Bifurcation of the
renal artery - Renal vein
What causes an arteriovenous fistula? (3)
- Congenital malformation
- Trauma
- Renal biopsy complication
What is a clinical finding of arteriovenous fistula?
Asymptomatic
What is the US appearance of arteriovenous fistula? (2)
- High-peak systolic velocity associated with high diastolic velocity
- Extremely turbulent flow
What is a differential diagnosis of arteriovenous fistula?
Renal artery stenosis