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B5-081 Renal and Urinary Tumors Flashcards

1
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biggest risk factor for renal cell carcinoma

A

smoking

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familial variants of renal cell carcinoma

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  • von Hippel Lindau
  • Hereditary papillary carcinoma

often bilateral

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most common renal cell carcinoma

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clear cell

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clear cell carcinoma

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98% of clear cell RCC is caused by an abnormality on chromosome

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loss of VHL tumor suppressor

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most common subtype of RCC found in dialysis patients

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papillary carcinoma

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  • papillary growth with interstitial foam cells
  • multifocal
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papillary carcinoma

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associated with trisomy 7 and 17, loss of Y

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papillary carcinoma

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MET locus (proto onocogene)

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papillary carcinoma

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papillary carcinoma

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  • tumor cells have prominent cell membranes and pale cytoplasm “vegetable cells”
  • halo around nucleus
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chromophobe RCC

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does chromophobe RCC have a good prognosis?

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yes

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chromophobe RCC

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RCC triad

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  • flank pain
  • palpable mass
  • hematuria
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why is RCC called a great mimicker?

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  • variety of systemic symptoms
  • paraneoplastic syndromes

polycythemia, HTN, hypercalcemia

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most common sites of metastasis of RCC

2

A

lungs
bones

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17
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RCC tends to invade which vessel?

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renal vein

can reach vena cava, right heart eventually

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treatment RCC

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  • nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy
  • chemotherapy if metastatic
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19
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  • present with hematuria, urinary obstruction
  • 50% of patients have previous or concurrent bladder tumor
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urothelial carcinoma of renal pelvis

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risk factors for urothelial carcinoma of renal pelvis

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  • analgesic nephropathy
  • lynch syndrome
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21
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most common pediatric renal tumor

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Wilm’s tumor

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WAGR syndrome

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  • Wilm’s
  • Aniridia
  • Genital anomalies
  • mental Retardation
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23
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protein affected by germline 11p13 mutation

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WT1 -Wilm’s
PAX6 -aniridia

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24
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  • critical for normal renal and gonadal development
  • encodes DNA binding transcription factor in embryogenesis
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WT1 protein

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  • causes gonadal dysgenesis and early onset nephropathy
  • diffuse mesangial sclerosis
  • 90% risk of wilms
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Denys-Drash syndrome

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Denys-Drash syndrome is caused by germline mutations in

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WT1

missense mutation

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27
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  • organomegaly
  • macroglossia
  • omphalocele
  • adrenal cytomegaly
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Beckwith-Wiedermann Syndrome

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11p15.5 (WT2) imprinting mutation

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Beckwith-Wiederman

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29
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  • caused by loss of imprinting of normally maternally silenced IGF2 allele
  • or duplication of active paternal allele
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Beckwith-Wiederman

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  • small blue bastemal cells
  • fibrous or myxoid stromal cells
  • epithelial cells
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Wilms

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31
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[…] mutations indicated a worse prognosis for Wilms

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p53

cause anaplasia

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32
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wilms

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33
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precursor for Wilms

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nephrogenic rests

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34
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  • seen in renal parenchyma adjacent to tumor in 25-40% of cases
  • seen in 100% of bilateral cases
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nephrogenic rests

precursor to Wilms, increases risk of WIlms in other kidney

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35
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  • large abdominal mass
  • hematuria
  • abdominal pain
  • intestinal obstruction
  • hypertension
  • may have pulmonary mets
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Wilms

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36
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key determinant of prognosis of Wilms

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anaplastic histology

37
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survivors of Wilms have an increased risk of

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secondary tumors

38
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can occur in renal calyces, renal pelvis, ureters and bladder

A

urothelial cell carcinoma

39
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painless hematuria without casts may indicate

A

urothelial carcinoma

40
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syndromes causing Wilms

3

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  • WAGR
  • Deny-Drash
  • Beckwith-Wiederman
41
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  • most common renal malignancy of early childhood (2-4 yrs)
  • contains embryonic glomerular structures
A

Wilms

42
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  • most often presents with large palpable, unilateral flank mass
  • and/or hematuria
  • possible HTN
A

Wilms

43
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caused by WT1 deletion

2

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WAGR, Denys-Drash

44
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caused by WT2 mutation

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beckwith-weidermann

45
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  • polygonal clear cells filled with accumulated lipids and carbohydrates
  • often golden yellow due to high lipid content
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RCC

46
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originates in PCT –> invades renal vein –> IVC –> hematogenous spread –> metastasis to lung and bone

A

RCC

47
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  • flank pain, palpable mass, hematuria
  • anemia, polycythemia, fever, weight loss
A

RCC

48
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90% of bladder cancer is

A

urothelial carcinoma

49
Q

biggest risk factor for bladder cancer

A

smoking

50
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precursor lesions to UCC

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  • non-invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma
  • non-invasive flat urothelial carcinoma (always high grade)
51
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prognosis for low grade noninvasive papillary carcinoma

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excellent

52
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  • prognosis of high grade invasive papillary carcinoma
  • invasion of muscularis propria
A

25%, not good

53
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A

papillary noninvasive low grade UCC

54
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  • orderly architecture and cytology
  • evenly spaced
  • maintain polarity
  • cohesive
  • minimal nuclear atypia
  • papillary architecture
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low grade papillary UCC

55
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A

high grade papillary UCC

56
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  • dyscohesive
  • large, hyperchromic nuclei
  • pleomorphism and atypia
  • frequent mitoses
  • disordered, loss of polarity
  • higher risk of invasion and progression
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high grade papillary UCC

57
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A

UCC in situ

always high grade

58
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  • flat lesion
  • dyscohesive
  • hyperchromatic enlarged cells
  • little cytoplasm
  • multifocal
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UCC in situ

59
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on cytoscopy, there is no mass, just erythema

A

UCC in situ

60
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most common site of metastasis for bladder cancer

A

lymph node

61
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deletion of tumor suppressors on chr 9 leads to

bladder cancer

A

low grade papillary tumors

acquire p53 mutation –> able to invade

62
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initial p53 mutation leads to

bladder cancer

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high grade tumors/UCC in situ

acquire loss of chr 9 –> invasion

63
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T2 staging of bladder cancer indicates

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muscularis propria invasion

64
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  • rare in US but more common in countries with endemic schistosomias
  • caused by chronic bladder irritation/infection
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squamous cell carcinoma of bladder

65
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A

schistosoma hematobium

possible buzzword: patient from Eygpt ??

66
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A

squamous cell carcinoma of bladder

keratin pearls

67
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what is the limit of urine cytology?

A

can’t detect low grade tumors

68
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treatment of small localized low grade papillary tumors

UCC

A
  • transurethral resection
  • follow with cysto/urine cytology forever due to tendency to regenerate
69
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treatment of high grade UCC

A

tuberculous bacillus (BCG)

70
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treatment for T2 UCC

A

radical cystectomy
chemo if metastatic

71
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why is urine cytology the best initial test for suspected cancer?

A

highly specific for high grade tumors

72
Q

good for monitoring patients who have bladder cancer or patients you suspect have cancer

A

urine cytology

73
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RCC with excellent prognosis

A

chromophobe RCC

74
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many invasive high grade UCs show deletions in

A

17p

p53

75
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papillary low grade UCs are associated with deletions in

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chr 9

76
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deletion of WT1 on chr 11

A

wilms

77
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reddening or granularity of the bladder mucosa but no evident mass

A

UC in situ

78
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papillary urothelial carcinoma and invasive high grade UC show a […] on cytoscopy

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mass

79
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treatment for low grade papillary UC

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transurethral resection and periodic follow up

80
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cystectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation are used to treat

A

high grade tumors

81
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topical BCG therapy is used to treat

2

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  • in situ carcinoma
  • multifocal high grade papillary carcinoma
82
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cuboidal cells arranged in papillary formations with foam cells

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papillary renal cell carcinoma

83
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clear cytoplasm without papillary architecture

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clear cell RCC

84
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pale eosinophillic cells with perinuclear halo and prominent cytoplasmic membranes arranged in solid sheets

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chromophobe carcinoma

85
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urothelial cells in solid sheets with or without papillary projections

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UC

86
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  • blastemal
  • stromal
  • epithelial
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Wilms

87
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origin site of RCC

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PCT

88
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  • anemia
  • hematuria
  • elevated creatinine
A

RCC

89
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golden yellow tumor due to high lipid content

A

RCC

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