Cancer Flashcards
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Most common type of bladder cancer?
TCC
When visualising bladder cancer, what suggests low/high grade?
Low grade - tend to be papillary and easy to visualise
high grade - tends to be flat and harder to see
What are the man RFs for bladder cancer?
SMOKING = primary risk factor. Inc risk by 2-4x
Tobacco, occupational carcinogens, age >55yo, pelvic irradiation, systemic chemotherapy, FHx, DM, MALE
What are the signs and symptoms of bladder cancer
Haematuria 80% - predominantly gross and painless (can be microscopic)
Dysuria
Rare - inc freq.
What investigations should be performed for bladder cancer?
Urinalysis - haematuria detection, (can be absent), possible pyuria
Cystoscopy/USS/CTurogram/CTabdopelvis - visualisation
FBC - possible anaemia,
Bone scan if bone pain
Urinary tumour markers
What is breast cancer in situ?
Cancer confined to the duct or lobule from which is originated without penetration of the BM. No access to lymph / blood
What two types of BreastCIS are there?
DCIS - 85% - precursor to invade carcinoma
LCIS - 15% - increased risk of invasive ductal or lobular
2/3rds oestrogen receptor
What are the RFs for breast cancer?
FHx, benign breast disease, Hx, early menarche, nulliparity, old age menopause, old age 1st preg, high vit A, dec activity, smoking
What are the signs / symptoms of breast cancer?
Discharge - bloody generally
Solid mass/tethered/irregular border/painless/hard/nodular
Pagets disease of the breast DCIS. Ulceration, dimpling, D’orange
What investigations are performed with possible breast cancers?
Triple assessment = clinical examination/imaging/biopsy
USS if <40 (taller than wide = more suspicious)
Mammography if >40
MRI possible
Biopsy - can be FNA or Core biopsy - Recommended if >2.5cm diameter/high grade
Sentinel node biopsy
Testing for BRCA1. Testing for Oes/Pro sensitivity
What is cholangiocarcinoma?
A cancer arising from the bile duct epithelium. Intra or extra hepatic
95%adenocarcinoma
If arising from bifurcation of duct - Klastkin tumour
What are the RFs for cholangiocarcinomas?
Associated with infection, inflammation
Age >50, gall stones, cholangitis, ascending cholangitis, cholecystitis, cirrhosis, ALD, hepatitis B/C, UC, structural abnormality
Smoking, male, DM
What are the signs and symptoms of a cholangiocarcinoma?
Painless jaundice in 90%, WL 35%, abdo pain 35%
Uncommon - pruritus, palpable gallbladder, hepatomegaly, pale/dark poo/urine if obstructive
Can present as acute cholangitis triad - RUQ, fever, jaundice
What investigations are performed for a cholangiocarcinoma?
Bili, ALP, GGT, AST, ALT - all markedly Raised suggesting obstructive pattern
PT - increased
USS - dilated ducts / visualisation
ERCP - filling defects (MRCP possible but is not therapeutic therefore ERCP preferred)
Serum CEA/Ca19-9/Ca125 - ELEVATED
CT/MRI - metastasis, lymphadenopathy
PET - malignancy
What percentages of colorectal carcinomas are rectal/colonic?
71% colon
29% rectum
What are the RFs for colorectal carcinoma?
Inc age, APC mutation, lynch syndrome, IBD, obesity,
Dec fibre/activity
What are the signs and symptoms of colorectal carcinoma?
Rectal bleeding = giveaway
Change in bowel habit - freq/looser stools/thin poos
Rectal mass
Anaemia symptoms
Distension, WL, abdo pain (JUST abdo pain = unlikely carcinoma)
What investigations should be performed on suspected colorectal carcinomas?
FBC - Mild anaemia (associated uraemia = large breakdown RBCs in colon)
RFT/LFTs - NORMAL
Colonoscopy - visualisation of tumour
Double contrast barium enema - Mass lesion
CT/MRI can be used to view
PET scan - increased FDP uptake highlights the metabolic changes to pet scan.
Biopsy - grading of cancer
What is gastric cancer?
A neoplasm arising from any portion of the stomach. The majority are adenocarcinomas, and commonly 50-70s are affected.
What are the RFs for gastric carcinoma?
Pernicious anaemia, H.pylori infection, N nitroso compound digestion (converted to nitrites = carcinogens). Smoking, FHx, dec exercised and fruit and veg, increased salt intake
What are the signs and symptoms of gastric carcinoma?
Strong - Abdo pain, WL, lymphadenopathy -> Virchow, left axilliary (irish), periumbilical (sister mary Joseph)
Weak - dysphagia, melaena (20%)
What investigations should be performed for gastric carcinomas?
Upper GI endoscopy - ulcer/mass/mucosal changes
Endoscopic USS - grading and staging T + N
CT/CXR/MRI/PET - metastases
What is hepatocellular carcinoma?
A primary cancer originating from heptocytes in predominantly cirrhotic livers.
What are the RFs for hepatocellular carcinoma?
Cirrhosis, HepBC chron, obesity, DM
Cigarettes, alcohol, a1antitrypsin def, primary biliary cirrhosis, steroids, oral contraceptives