Urinary Tumours Flashcards
most common bladder tumour type?
transitional cell carcinoma
squamous cell carcinoma occurrence?
where schistosomiasis is endemic
bladder cancer risk factors?
smoking
aromatic amines
genetics
SCC risks?
schistosomiasis
chronic cystitis
cyclophosphamide therapy
more frequent presentation in bladder cancer?
painless visible frank haematuria
recurrent UTI
storage problems
investigations of haematuria?
urine culture cystourethroscopy CT urogram BP U&Es
diagnosis in bladder cancer?
cystoscopy and endoscopic resection (TURBT)
EUA to assess bladder mass/thickening
what is CIS?
carcinoma in situ
non-muscle invasive but VERY aggressive
treatment in low grade bladder cancer?
endoscopic resection followed by single instillation of intravesical chemo 24hrs
treatment in high grade or CIS bladder cancer?
endoscopic resection
intravesical BCG therapy (weekly 3 weeks, 6 monthly)
treatment in muscle invasive?
neodjuvant chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy with or without radical cystoprostatectomy
Upper tract TCC symptoms?
frank haematuria
unilateral ureteric obstruction
flank/loin pain
Upper tract TCC investigations?
CT-IVU
shows filling defects in the renal pelvis
risks in renal cancer?
antihypertensives
FH
obesity
smoking
benign renal cancers?
oncocytoma
angiomyolipoma