Urogenital 2 Flashcards
What types of kidney tumours are there?
Malignant
1. Renal Cell Carcinoma
2. Urothelial Carcinoma
3. Nephroblastoma (Wilms Tumour) - children
Benign
1. Angiomyolipoma
Where does renal cell carcinoma arise from?
Tubular Epithelium
What 3 types of RCC are there?
- Clear Cell RCC
- Papillary RCC
- Chromophobe RCC
What is underlying pathology behind Clear Cell RCC
- Sporadic
- Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) syndrome (a/w chromosome 3p deletions and mutations of VHL gene)
What are the clinical features of RCC?
- Painless hematuria
- Mass in Flank
- Fever due to necrosis
What are the gross features of RCC (clear cell)
1, Solitary, unilateral with circumscribed appearance
2. Yellowish cut surfaces with foci of necrosis
3. Invasion of renal vein
4. Tendency to metastasize widely, albeit late
What are the microscopic features of RCC (clear type)
- Polygonal Cells with clear cytoplasm
- Delicate branching vasculature
- Invasion of renal vein and its branches may be seen
What types of urothelial carcinoma are there?
non-invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma OR invasive urothelial carcinoma
Which areas do urothelial carcinomas affect?
areas of kidney lined by urothelium (ie pelvi-calyceal system)
Can urothelial carcinoma be multifocal? where else?
yes. ureter and bladder
How does urothelial carcinoma present microscopically?
Grossly and microscopically identical to urothelial carcinoma of the bladder
Papillary structures: fibrovascular cores lined by malignant urothelium
What is Wilms Tumour associated with?
Congenital Malformations - WAGR syndrome, Denys-Drash Syndrome and Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
When is Wilms Tumour most common?
2 and 5 years old
What are clinical features of Wilms Tumour?
- Large abdominal Mass
- Fever due to necrosis and hemorrhage
What is the treatment for Wilms Tumour?
Nephrectomy and Chemotherapy
What are the gross features of Wilms Tumour?
Well-circumscribed grayish white, soft mass
Where does Wilms Tumour begin and where does it spread to
Begins in renal cortex and replaces entire kidney
What are the microscopic features of Wilms Tumour?
- Sheets of Small Blue Cells (blastemal component)
- Abortive tubular and glomeruloid structures (epithelial component)
- Spindle-shaped cells (stromal components)
- Heterologous elements such as striated/smooth muscle and cartilage may be found
Where might Wilms Tumour metastasise to? Method of spread?
Lungs, liver, brain, lymph nodes
via hematogenous spread & lymphatic spread
What is angiolyolipoma?
Common mesenchymal tumour of the kidney
What does angiomyolipoma consist of?
- Adipose Cells
- Myoid Spindle Cells
- Blood Vessels
What family does angiomyolipoma belong to? What are other tumours in this family?
PEComas (tumours containing perivascular epitheloid cells)
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Clear cell ‘sugar’ tumours of the lung, pancreas, and uterus,
Cardiac rhabdomyomas
Where are angiomyolipomas commonly found?
Kidney, liver, retroperitoneum and lungs
What is underlying pathology for angiomyolipoma?
Sporadic, associated with tuberous sclerosis (80% of pt with TS will get angiomyolipomas)