URo Flashcards

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Patho of prostate cancer?
Diagnose prostate?
2 ways to do biopsy?
Treatment?

A

Too much testosterone, so really 5 DHT
DRE to feel the nodules, PSA to confirm, take biopsy
Resect or radiation or anti androgen meds, like flutonide or leuprolide (GnRH analog)

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Most common cause of bladder cancer?
Classic symptom?
Best test to diagnose?
Treat?

A

Transitional cell carcinoma, smoking
Painless hematuria
Cystoscopy
Resection and if chemo, cisplatin based

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Classical symptom of testicular cancer?
Diagnose?
Treat?

A

Painless mass that does not trans illuminate
US
Orchiectomy

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4
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Which testicular cancer is very vulnerable to chemo?
Maker for yolksac or endodermal sinus tumor?
Marker for choriocarcinoma?

A

Seminoma
AFP
HCG

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Triad of renal cell carcinoma?
Diagnose?
Treat?

A

Flank pain, palpable mass, painless hematuria
CT
Nephrectomy

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Vignette for subarachnoid hemorrhage?

Diagnose?

A

Worst headache of my life, berry aneurysm

Non contrast CT

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Top 3 places that metastasize to brain?
Best image for brain cancer?
Two symptoms and signs to look for in brain cancer?
What med to give for prophylaxis of what?

A

Lungs, breast, GI
MRI with contrast
Seizure and FND
Seizure pro med

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3 pituitary tumors?
2 posterior tumors?
2 anterior tumors?

A

Prolactinoma, acromegaly (growth hormone), craniopharyngioma
Medulloblastoma and ependyoma
Meningiomas and glioblastomas

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Symptom of ependymomas?

Remember about medulloblastoma?

A

4th ventricle, hydro

Highly malignant

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Image finding to remember about meningiomas and glioblastomas?

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Growing from meninges into brain, resect and good

Bat wing, bilateral, crosses midline

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