Urology Malignancies

Question 1

what is the most common type of bladder cancer?

Answer 1

urothelial carcinoma

Question 2

what is a the biggest risk factor for bladder cancer?

Answer 2

smoking

Question 3

what jobs increase chance of bladder cancer?

Answer 3

furniture and hairdresser

Question 4

what is second type of bladder cancer that is less common?

Answer 4

squamous cell carcinoma

Question 5

what is most common cause of squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder?

Answer 5

schistosomiasis

Question 6

what is the appearance of bladder cancer?

Answer 6

cystoscopic

Question 7

when is bladder cancer invasive?

Answer 7

once it invades underlying muscle

Question 8

what is worst stage of bladder cancer?

Answer 8

invades adjacent tissue

Question 9

what is most common presenting sign of bladder cancer?

Answer 9

painless gross hematuria

Question 10

how do you image bladder canceR?

Answer 10

cytoscopy

Question 11

what is cytoscopy?

Answer 11

endoscopic visualization through urethra

Question 12

what is rx for non invasive bladder cancer?

Answer 12

TURBT

Question 13

what does TURBT stand for?

Answer 13

transurethral resection of bladder tumor

Question 14

what can be given in bladder to help decrease recurrence and progression?

Answer 14

chemo/immunotherapy BCG

Question 15

what is rx for invasive bladder cancer?

Answer 15

chemo and cystectomy

Question 16

what is upper tract urothelial carcinoma very similar to?

Answer 16

bladder cancer…just in the renal pelvis or ureter

Question 17

where is upper tract urothelial carcinoma most common?

Answer 17

renal pelvis or ureter

Question 18

what is likely to develop with upper tract urothelial carcinoma?

Answer 18

bladder cancer

Question 19

what is imaging to eval for upper tract urothelial carcinoma?

Answer 19

CT urogram

Question 20

name the two benign renal tumors

Answer 20

angiomyolipoma

oncocytoma

Question 21

what is seen in angiomyolipoma of kidney?

Answer 21

you have benign vessel, muscle and fat tissue

Question 22

what is the most common malignant renal tumor?

Answer 22

renal cell carcinom

Question 23

what are risk factors for renal cell carcinoma?

Answer 23

smoking

obesity and hypertension

Question 24

what type of cancer is renal cell carcinoma?

Answer 24

adenocarcinoma

Question 25

what are common metastatic sites for renal cell carcinoma?

Answer 25

lymph nodes liver bone lung

Question 26

what is a hereditry syndrome associated with renal cell carcinoma?

Answer 26

von hippel lindau

Question 27

what is triad of renal cell carcinoma?

Answer 27

hematuria flank pain flank mass

Question 28

how do you diagnose RCC?

Answer 28

imaging with CT scan w

Question 29

with a small renal mass, what are rx options?

Answer 29

partial nephrectomy surveillance or ablation

Question 30

what are two classes of testicular cancer?

Answer 30

seminoma and non seminoma

Question 31

what are the four types of non seminoma cancer?

Answer 31

embryonal cell yolk sac choriocarcinoma teratoma

Question 32

what is imaging for testicular cancer?

Answer 32

ultrasound

Question 33

how does testicular cancer present?

Answer 33

painless mass in testicle

Question 34

what are the three tumor markers of testicular cancer?

Answer 34

HCG alpha fetoprotein LDH

Question 35

what is first line rx for testicular cancer?

Answer 35

take it out

Question 36

what makes penile cancer rare in US?

Answer 36

most men are circumscribes

Question 37

what nodes are palpable in penile cancer?

Answer 37

inguinal

Question 38

what are penile cancers derived from mainly?

Answer 38

squamous epithelial cells

Question 39

what is penile cancer really?

Answer 39

squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Question 40

what is main rx for penile cancer?

Answer 40

surgery to maintain the primary tumor