Cancer Flashcards

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Most common type of bladder cancer?

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TCC

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When visualising bladder cancer, what suggests low/high grade?

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Low grade - tend to be papillary and easy to visualise

high grade - tends to be flat and harder to see

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What are the man RFs for bladder cancer?

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SMOKING = primary risk factor. Inc risk by 2-4x

Tobacco, occupational carcinogens, age >55yo, pelvic irradiation, systemic chemotherapy, FHx, DM, MALE

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What are the signs and symptoms of bladder cancer

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Haematuria 80% - predominantly gross and painless (can be microscopic)
Dysuria
Rare - inc freq.

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What investigations should be performed for bladder cancer?

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Urinalysis - haematuria detection, (can be absent), possible pyuria
Cystoscopy/USS/CTurogram/CTabdopelvis - visualisation
FBC - possible anaemia,
Bone scan if bone pain
Urinary tumour markers

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What is breast cancer in situ?

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Cancer confined to the duct or lobule from which is originated without penetration of the BM. No access to lymph / blood

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What two types of BreastCIS are there?

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DCIS - 85% - precursor to invade carcinoma
LCIS - 15% - increased risk of invasive ductal or lobular
2/3rds oestrogen receptor

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What are the RFs for breast cancer?

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FHx, benign breast disease, Hx, early menarche, nulliparity, old age menopause, old age 1st preg, high vit A, dec activity, smoking

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What are the signs / symptoms of breast cancer?

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Discharge - bloody generally
Solid mass/tethered/irregular border/painless/hard/nodular
Pagets disease of the breast DCIS. Ulceration, dimpling, D’orange

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What investigations are performed with possible breast cancers?

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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

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What is cholangiocarcinoma?

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A cancer arising from the bile duct epithelium. Intra or extra hepatic
95%adenocarcinoma
If arising from bifurcation of duct - Klastkin tumour

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What are the RFs for cholangiocarcinomas?

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Associated with infection, inflammation

Age >50, gall stones, cholangitis, ascending cholangitis, cholecystitis, cirrhosis, ALD, hepatitis B/C, UC, structural abnormality
Smoking, male, DM

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What are the signs and symptoms of a cholangiocarcinoma?

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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

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What investigations are performed for a cholangiocarcinoma?

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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

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What percentages of colorectal carcinomas are rectal/colonic?

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71% colon

29% rectum

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What are the RFs for colorectal carcinoma?

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Inc age, APC mutation, lynch syndrome, IBD, obesity,

Dec fibre/activity

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What are the signs and symptoms of colorectal carcinoma?

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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)

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What investigations should be performed on suspected colorectal carcinomas?

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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

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What is gastric cancer?

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A neoplasm arising from any portion of the stomach. The majority are adenocarcinomas, and commonly 50-70s are affected.

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What are the RFs for gastric carcinoma?

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Pernicious anaemia, H.pylori infection, N nitroso compound digestion (converted to nitrites = carcinogens). Smoking, FHx, dec exercised and fruit and veg, increased salt intake

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What are the signs and symptoms of gastric carcinoma?

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Strong - Abdo pain, WL, lymphadenopathy -> Virchow, left axilliary (irish), periumbilical (sister mary Joseph)
Weak - dysphagia, melaena (20%)

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What investigations should be performed for gastric carcinomas?

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Upper GI endoscopy - ulcer/mass/mucosal changes
Endoscopic USS - grading and staging T + N
CT/CXR/MRI/PET - metastases

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What is hepatocellular carcinoma?

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A primary cancer originating from heptocytes in predominantly cirrhotic livers.

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What are the RFs for hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Cirrhosis, HepBC chron, obesity, DM

Cigarettes, alcohol, a1antitrypsin def, primary biliary cirrhosis, steroids, oral contraceptives

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What are the signs of hepatocellular carcinoma?
Inc age, lymphadenopathy, Abdo distension, suites, oesophageal bleeding, WL, RUQ pain, leg oedema, palmar erythema, cachexia, spider naevi, captured medusae, splenomegaly, asterixis, diarrhoea, bony pain, bruit, retro hepaticus, obstructive jaundice
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What investigations should be performed with suspected liver cancer?
FBC - microcytic anaemia / thrombocytopenia INR/PT - Inc AST ALT BILI ALP GGT - all increased. Albumin LOW LOW LOW Alpha fetoprotein - Raised Us Liver - irregular borders / coarse internal echos Contrast CT - increased vascularity Biopsy - grading CT chest/bone scan - metastasis
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What is tumour lysis syndrome?
A metabolic and electrolyte abnormality that occurs in cancer patients as a result of cytotoxic treatment initiation (and sporadically rarely). Usually associated with haematological malignancies. Results with cell lysis and ensuing hyperkalaemia, hyperuricaemia, hyperphosphataemia and hyPOcalcaemia
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What are the RFs for tumour lysis syndrome?
Haematological malignancies, large tumour burden, initiation of cytotoxic Rx, renal impairment, dehydration, increased age,
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What are the signs and symptoms of tumour lysis syndrome?
Parasthesias, muscle cramps, weakness, diarrhoea, N+V, anorexia, chvosteks, trousseaus, LNs, tetany, peripheral oedema
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What investigations confirm tumour lysis?
U+Es - hyperkalaemia, hyperphosphataemia, hyperuricaemia, hypocalcaemia FBC - WCC up up up LDH - INCREASED with malignancy - large tumour burden RFT - may show increased urea Urine ph - <5 ECG - possible arrhythmia
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Define testicular cancer?
Cancer of the testes. Most common malignancy in young males (20-34) and highly curable when diagnosed early.
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What are the RFs for testicular cancer?
20-34, white, gonadal dysgenesis, gonadal atrophy, Fhx, PMHx, decreased sperm count, rural residence, inguinal hernia
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What are the S+S of testicular cancer?
55% r sided, 2% bilateral. Supraclavicular LNs, 85% PAINLESS, lumbar pain, bone pain, gynaecomastia Location, irregular, hard
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What are the investigations that should be performed in an individual with suspected testicular cancer?
``` Blood tests - serum AFP, GGT, B-HCg, LDH, fetal ALP increased Imagery - colour flow doppler If inconclusive -> CT CTabdopelvis for LNs/involvement CxR - mediastinal involvement MRI - staging ``` Histology post orchidectomy
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What is a mesothelioma?
An aggressive epithelial tumour predominantly arising from the pleura of the lung. It can also arise from the abdominal, pericardia or tunica vaginalis lining. Strong association with asbestos exposure.
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What are the RFs for a mesothelioma?
Strong = asbestos exposure, 60-85 (20yrs to develop), radiation, simian virus 40, bap1 mutation
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What are the signs/ symptoms for a mesothelioma?
Signs - dec lung volume, dull percussion at bases, dec breath sounds Symptoms - chest pain, dry non productive cough, fever, night sweats, SOB, abdo pain/distension
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What investigations for meso?
CxR - lower zone fibrosis, dec lung volume, possible LN, pleural thickening, pleural effusion Chest CT - same but better LN evaluation VATS/MRI/PET - used for staging Pleural aspiration - cytology suggest malignancy FBC - Normal in early stages, dec Hb, increased plts and WCC in late Metabolic panel - normal Can do pleural biopsy
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What is oesophageal cancer?
Mucosal neoplasm arising from the epithelial cells that line the oesophagus
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What are the RFs for Oesop C?
Smoking, hot beverages, GORD, achalasia, alcohol intake, hiatus hernia, dec socio, dec fruit and veg, obesity, HPV, Drugs - GTN, B blockers, anticholinergics, bentos
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What are the signs / symptoms?
Oydonophagia, dysphagia, WL, hiccups, hoarseness, post prandial cough
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Investigations for oesophageal carcinoma
OGD + BIOPSY - visualisation and histology Endoscopic USS with FNA - cytology CT/MRI/PET - spread PFT - N/Red Met panel - advanced = hypokalaemia, inc Urea and Creat
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What pancreatic cancer accounts for 85% of pancreatic cancers?
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma - PDAC Follows a linear progression from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) or mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN) to invasive ductal carcinoma
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What are the RFs for PDAC?
Smoking - primary FHx, other inherited cancer syndromes Obesity, DM, inc alcohol, dec folate, sporadic pancreatitis
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What are the signs and symptoms?
Non specific epigastric pain/discomfort + jaundice (ob) + WL and anaemia N+V Courvoisiers sign - palpable painless gallbladder + jaundice Steatorrhoea DM new onset symptoms - nocturia, polyuria, polydipsia Petechaie and bruising Epigastric mass
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What investigations PDAC?
Abdo USS - mass, dilated ducts, liver mets LFTs - ob jaundice pattern - increased bili, ALP AST ALT GGT markedly MRI/CT/PET - staging Ca19-9 FBC - dec in DIC
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What is prostate cancer?
A malignant tumour of glandular origin, situated in the prostate and most common in older men. More men die with prostate cancer than of it.
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What are the RFs for prostate cancer?
Age > 50, high fat diet, FHx, Black
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What are the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer?
Dysuria, nocturia, dribbling, incr hesitancy, inc frequency, back pain, lethargy, WL, ABNORMAL DRE, LNs
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What are the investigations for prostate cancer?
PSA >4 = suggestive but there are other causes Testosterone, FBC, RF, LFTs - All normal Prostate biopsy Bone scan / MRI - stage/LNs
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What is a RenalCC?
Tumour arising from the renal parenchyma / cortex.
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What are the RFs of a renal cell carcinoma?
Smoking, 55-84, black, obese, polycyclic, HTN, FHx, Asbestos, oestrogen exposure
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What are the signs and symptoms of RCC?
50% asymptomatic Flank pain, haematuria (G/M), palpable mass Constitutional symptoms - WL, fever, LN, mononeuropathy, cachexia Scrotal varicocele, hepatic dysfunction, lower limb oedema
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What investigations should be undertaken with suspected RCC?
``` FBC - N/paraneoplastic - low hb/highRBC Urinalysis - inc protein / blood LFTs - N LDH - increased in advanced disease Creatinine - inc CT/MRI/Abdopelv USS - lesion on kidney ``` Bone scan/MRI/CT - for staging/metastatic spread Biopsy possible
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Define febrile neutropenia / neutropenic sepsis?
Defined as a fever >38 with an absolute neutrophil count ANC of <500cells/micL or an ANC of <1000cells/micL with a projected NADIR of <500. 50% chemo related deaths, 50% mortality if untreated, 75% deaths in acute leukaemia
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What are the RFs for neutrosepsis?
Age >65, albumin <35, low first NADIR, low hb before Rx, advanced disease, prior organ dysfunction, full dose chemo, prior chemo, haem malignancies
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What are the signs / symptoms of neutropenic sepsis?
``` All related to infection Tachycardia, Fever >38, hypotension GI - NV, diarrhoea, stomach pain Resp - pneumonia signs - SOB cough etc Soft tissue - erythema, warmth, pain, swelling Mucosal/oral ulcers UTI - dysuria, pain, inc freq, clouding BOSH BOSH BOSH ```
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Investigations into neutropenic sepsis
ANC < 500 / 1000 + nadir <500 Urea and creatinine - N/R with Renal dysfunction LFTs - LOW albumin <35, possible liver damage = increased bili and transferases Cultures from the infection sites - +ve CxR - infiltrates with pneumonia
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Rx of gastric cancer
Localised + surgical candidate: Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) Total gastrectomy is usually recommended for proximal tumours. Patients with distal gastric cancers have had no survival benefit for total gastrectomy compared with subtotal gastrectomy. For all patients with T2 or higher and any N, perioperative treatment should be given. Perioperative chemotherapy (ECF) Epirubicin, cisplatin, fluorouracil OR (FLOT4) docetaxel, oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, calcium folinate +/- post operative chemo 5daysx5weeks + fluorouracil Patients with localised disease who are not surgical candidates should be offered chemoradiation, which consists of radiotherapy and fluorouracil (or fluorouracil and a taxane such as paclitaxel). Calcium folinate is often administered with fluorouracil as it potentiates its effects. ``` ADVANCED METASTATIC Trastuzumab - HER2/neu receptor) should be added to cytotoxic chemotherapy. Pembrolizumab - PD1 Ramucirumab - VEGF +/- Palliative gastrectomy ```
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Complications of gastric cancer
``` Malnutrition Gastric obstruction GI bleed Perforation SBO Post-op gastroparesis Post-op dumping syndrome Anasomotic leak Wound infetion MI post-op Post-op pneumonia Chemotherapy related complications - febrile neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and nausea. Radio complications - febrile neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and nausea. ```
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Prognosis of gastric cancer
The 5-year relative survival rates (excluding deaths from other causes) for patients with gastric cancer vary by stage. According to the 1997 report from the American College of Surgeons National Cancer Data Base, the rates are 71% for patients with stage IA cancer, 56% for stage IB, 37% for stage II, 18% for stage IIIA, 11% for stage IIIB, and 5% for stage IV.
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A 77-year-old man presents to his general practitioner with weight loss of 6.8 kg (15 lbs) and a 3-month history of dysphagia and abdominal pain. The only abnormal finding on physical examination is stools positive for occult blood. He is referred for an upper endoscopy, which shows an exophytic, ulcerated mass in the cardia of the stomach. Biopsy reveals moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma.
gastric cancer Weight loss and abdominal pain are two of the most common presenting symptoms in patients with gastric cancer. [3] Dysphagia is more common in patients who present with proximal or gastro-oesophageal junction tumours. In patients with advanced stomach cancer, physical examination may show a left supraclavicular node (Virchow's node), periumbilical nodule (Sister Mary Joseph's nodule), or left axillary node (Irish node). Metastatic disease to the ovaries can present with ovarian masses (Krukenberg's tumour) in women.
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Rx of bladder cancer
NON INVASIVE = Transurethral resection + immediate post-op intra-vesical chemotherapy - MITOMYCIN or doxorubicin NON INVASIVE BUT - Intermediate risk = SAME PLUS delated BCG immunotherapy HIGH RISK BUT NOT INVASIVE Same +/- radical cystectomy LOCALLY INVASIVE 1. Radical or partial cystectomy +/- LN dissection, with Pre+post op chemo/chemoradio 2. Immunotherapies (e.g., atezolizumab, pembrolizumab, nivolumab, durvalumab, avelumab) may be used as second-line treatments Metastatic or T4a/b = Chemo-radio, immunotherapy __________ Complete transurethral resection is the treatment of choice for tumours that have not invaded the detrusor muscle, but recurrence is high. Seeding after surgery is reduced by intravesical instillation of chemotherapy. High-grade disease is potentially lethal and requires aggressive treatment and close follow-up. Treatment of choice for carcinoma in situ and high-grade tumours not invading muscle is immunotherapy using tuberculosis vaccine bacille Calmette-Guérin. Muscle-invasive tumours are treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, cystoprostatectomy, and extended pelvic lymphadenectomy. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and thorough pelvic node dissection both significantly increase 5-year survival. Precautions should be taken to prevent wound seeding during cystoprostatectomy. Combination cisplatinum-based chemotherapy such as methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin produces response in ≥50% of cases. Less toxic combinations, such as cisplatin with either gemcitabine or taxol, have similar efficacy and less toxicity, and all 3 together appear to have better efficacy than cisplatin and gemcitabine. New immunotherapies have created great excitement with the promise to bring the benefit of immunotherapy to patients with advanced disease.
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Complications of bladder cancer
Prostatic urothelial carcinoma Upper tract TCC Hydronephosis Urinary retention
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Prognosis of bladder cancer
Low-risk bladder cancer Low-grade, solitary, non-invasive bladder cancer has a 15-year recurrence risk of 65%, but progression occurs in <5% of patients. Intermediate-risk bladder cancer Large, multifocal, or recurrent low-grade Ta bladder cancer poses increased risk for both recurrence and progression. Without treatment, the risk of recurrence by 15 years approaches 90%. Intravesical chemotherapy reduces recurrence by up to 20% in the short term, but has little effect on long-term recurrence and has not been found to reduce progression. Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)munotherapy using 3-week maintenance, while more toxic than chemotherapy, significantly reduced recurrence, metastasis, and death from bladder cancer in a large RCT High risk - These patients are at about 50% risk for treatment failure and 15% risk of progression
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A 64-year-old man presents with painless haematuria. He had a similar episode 1 year ago and was given antibiotics for a presumed urinary infection and his bleeding resolved. He has a decreased urinary stream and nocturia twice a night. He has smoked a pack of cigarettes daily for 45 years. Physical examination shows only moderate enlargement of the prostate. Urinalysis is positive for 10 to 15 RBCs and 5 to 10 WBCs per high-power field with no bacteria detected.
Bladder cancer Although bladder cancer is 3 times more frequent in men, vigilance and proper investigation for this disease in women is especially important because survival in women is reduced, perhaps due to delay in diagnosis. Microhaematuria may be the only presenting symptom. Carcinoma in situ commonly presents with dysuria and frequency and can easily be confused with prostatitis. Rare presentations include the new onset of frequency, pelvic discomfort, malodourous urine, lower extremity oedema from lymphatic metastasis, and abdominal mass.
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Rx of breast cancer in situ
``` The management of breast cancer depends on the staging, tumour type and patient background. It may involve any of the following: surgery radiotherapy hormone therapy biological therapy chemotherapy ``` Surgery The vast majority of patients who have breast cancer diagnosed will be offered surgery. An exception may be a very frail, elderly lady with metastatic disease who may be better managed with hormonal therapy. Prior to surgery, the presence/absence of axillary lymphadenopathy determines management: women with no palpable axillary lymphadenopathy at presentation should have a pre-operative axillary ultrasound before their primary surgery if positive then they should have a sentinel node biopsy to assess the nodal burden in patients with breast cancer who present with clinically palpable lymphadenopathy, axillary node clearance is indicated at primary surgery this may lead to arm lymphedema and functional arm impairment ``` Mastectomy for: Multifocal tumour Central tumour Large lesion in small breast DCIS > 4cm ``` ``` Wide Local Excision for: Solitary lesion Peripheral tumour Small lesion in large breast DCIS < 4cm ``` Women should be offered breast reconstruction to achieve a cosmetically suitable result regardless of the type of operation they have. For women who've had a mastectomy this may be done at the initial operation or at a later date. Radiotherapy Whole breast radiotherapy is recommended after a woman has had a wide-local excision as this may reduce the risk of recurrence by around two-thirds. For women who've had a mastectomy radiotherapy is offered for T3-T4 tumours and for those with four or more positive axillary nodes Hormonal therapy Adjuvant hormonal therapy is offered if tumours are positive for hormone receptors. For many years this was done using tamoxifen for 5 years after diagnosis. Tamoxifen is still used in pre- and peri-menopausal women. In post-menopausal women, aromatase inhibitors such as anastrozole are used for this purpose*. This is important as aromatisation accounts for the majority of oestrogen production in post-menopausal women and therefore anastrozole is used for ER +ve breast cancer in this group. Important side-effects of tamoxifen include an increased risk of endometrial cancer, venous thromboembolism and menopausal symptoms. Biological therapy The most common type of biological therapy used for breast cancer is trastuzumab (Herceptin). It is only useful in the 20-25% of tumours that are HER2 positive. Trastuzumab cannot be used in patients with a history of heart disorders. Chemotherapy Cytotoxic therapy may be used either prior to surgery ('neoadjuvanant' chemotherapy) to downstage a primary lesion or after surgery depending on the stage of the tumour, for example, if there is axillary node disease - FEC-D is used in this situation.
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Prognosis of breast cancer
Notting prognosi index is indication of survival Tumour Size x 0.2 + Lymph node score(From table below)+Grade score(From table below). Grade 3 if >3 nodes Grade 1 if 0 nodes
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Complications of breast cancer
Recurrence Infection Swelling due to lymphatic damage Metastasis to SPINE (most common), LNs, Liver, Brain
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Rx of metastatic breast cancer
Unlike stage I to III breast cancer, the primary goal of treatment in metastatic breast cancer (stage IV) is often to improve quality of life, with extending life a secondary goal.
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Rx of HCC
``` Management options early disease: surgical resection liver transplantation radiofrequency ablation transarterial chemoembolisation sorafenib: a multikinase inhibitor ``` Regorafenib, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, and cabozantinib provide survival benefit when prescribed second-line for patients who progress on sorafenib
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Prognosis of HCC
The 5-year survival for patients with symptomatic HCC is 0% to 10%. The 4-year and 5-year survival rates after liver transplantation are 75% and 70%, respectively, with a tumour recurrence rate of <15%
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Complications of HCC
``` Biliary obstruction Cachexia Hypoglycaemia (non DM) Hepatic failure Watery diarrhoea Hypercalcaemia Intraperitoneal bleeding due to tumour rupture ```
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A 60-year-old Asian man with a long-standing history of chronic hepatitis B virus complicated by cirrhosis presents to his primary care physician with abdominal distension, yellow eyes, right upper quadrant (RUQ) abdominal pain, decreased appetite, weight loss, and change in his sleep pattern for several weeks. Physical examination reveals a cachectic man with jaundice, palmar erythema, ascites, a palpable mass in RUQ, and asterixis.
HCC A significant number of patients may be asymptomatic and may have well-compensated liver disease with cirrhosis. HCC can also present in patients without any known chronic liver disease. In these patients it usually presents as right upper quadrant abdominal pain.
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A 55-year-old black man with a history of intravenous drug and heavy alcohol use, and chronic hepatitis C virus with cirrhosis of the liver is referred to a liver specialist. He has an elevated serum alpha fetoprotein of 200 micrograms/L (200 nanograms/mL) and a 2 cm liver mass in the screening ultrasound of the abdomen. Physical examination reveals palmar erythema, bilateral leg oedema, and ascites.
HCC A significant number of patients may be asymptomatic and may have well-compensated liver disease with cirrhosis. HCC can also present in patients without any known chronic liver disease. In these patients it usually presents as right upper quadrant abdominal pain.
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Cairo-Bishop scoring system
Tumour lysis syndrome
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Rx of tumour lysis syndrome
Regular monitoring and assessment Phosphate binders - aluminium hydroxide/magnesium hydroxide Uric acid binders - allopurinol Loop diuretic IV hydration
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Prognosis of tumour lysis syndrome
There are no data on prognosis of TLS following successful treatment or prevention. Since the introduction of rasburicase, acute renal failure requiring dialysis has been significantly reduced.[35] Increased understanding of the pathophysiology and awareness of TLS among physicians has led to better management and better outcomes. Official management guidelines have yet to be formulated, but efforts are in progress.[16][23] The outcome and duration of inpatient stay may vary if complications such as cardiac arrhythmias, seizures, or acute renal failure develop. Most of these complications can be managed successfully in large specialist centres.
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Complications of tumour lysis syndrome
Acute renal failure Cardiac arrythmias Seizures Lactic acidosis
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A 19-year-old man is diagnosed with a highly proliferating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The disease is bulky, involving lymph nodes above and below the diaphragm, spleen, and bone marrow. Serum lactate dehydrogenase is significantly raised, but renal function and electrolytes are within normal limits. Twenty-four hours after initiation of aggressive chemotherapy he complains of nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and lethargy. He has become oliguric and is hypertensive and tachycardic. Biochemistry demonstrates elevated uric acid, potassium, and phosphate, as well as raised urea and creatinine.
tumour lysis syndrome TLS is usually associated with initiation of chemotherapy in highly proliferative, bulky, chemosensitive malignancies, most commonly lymphomas and leukaemias. It rarely presents spontaneously. The appearance of TLS with solid malignancies is uncommon.
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A 69-year-old woman with a 2-year history of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia presents with a white blood cell (WBC) count of 41 x 10^9/L (41,000/microlitre). She has a past medical history of hypertension and mild renal impairment related to the use of NSAIDs for osteoarthritis. She is started on systemic chemotherapy with fludarabine. At follow-up 7 days after initiation of treatment she complains of fatigue and weakness. Her WBC count has fallen to within normal levels but serum biochemistry reveals hyperuricaemia, hyperkalaemia, hyperphosphataemia, hypocalcaemia, and a significant deterioration in renal function.
tumour lysis syndrome TLS is usually associated with initiation of chemotherapy in highly proliferative, bulky, chemosensitive malignancies, most commonly lymphomas and leukaemias. It rarely presents spontaneously. The appearance of TLS with solid malignancies is uncommon.
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Rx of testicular cancer
Orchidectomy External beam radiation Carboplatin chemotherapy May need retroperitoneal LN resection
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Prognosis of testicular cancer
With appropriate treatment, the vast majority of seminoma or non-seminoma cases will be cured. If relapse occurs, there is still an opportunity for cure from chemotherapy. If there is metastatic disease at presentation, combination chemotherapy offers a significant chance at eradicating the cancer with response rates of approximately 90% noted in good-risk patients.[76] Even in patients resistant to prior chemotherapy treatments - a poor prognostic group - around 25% may achieve long-term remission and potential cure with ifosfamide-containing combination chemotherapy.[77] Because curative treatment options exist for recurrent disease, a strict surveillance programme must be followed to detect recurrent disease early. During chemotherapy, the kinetics of tumour marker levels should be followed with the understanding that they may be prognostic.[
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Complications of testicular cancer
Rx related - nausea, pulmonary toxicity, renal failure, secondary cancer, neutropenia Infertility
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A 35-year-old man presents with non-specific testicular discomfort and the feeling of a mass in the testis. On examination, a 2 cm by 1 cm smooth, painless mass is palpated in the right testis. The mass does not transilluminate with light. There is no lymphadenopathy.
testicular cancer Symptom onset is usually more than 2 weeks. Up to 20% of men present with painful swelling of sudden onset (due to associated haemorrhage or infection). In rare cases, changes in testicular volume and/or consistency may be early indicators of malignancy. Patients with seminoma tend to have a longer history of testicular abnormality than those with non-seminomas. In up to 10% of cases patients present with metastatic disease with or without a clinically palpable testicular mass.[4] Some of the most common metastatic manifestations include a neck mass from a supraclavicular lymph node, pulmonary metastases with respiratory symptoms, non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms, and lumbar back pain due to massive retroperitoneal disease. Other presenting symptoms of metastatic disease are bone pain, nervous system abnormalities due to mechanical nerve root involvement, lower extremity swelling, and symptoms and/or signs of hyperthyroidism.[5] Gynaecomastia can be the presenting sign of testicular cancer in 5% of cases.[6]
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Rx of pancreatic cancer
Stages 1+2 = resectable + pre and post op radio/chemo Stage 3 = stent and palliative surgery + radio/chemo Stage 4 = Stenting, radio = pointless The most widely used procedures are the proximal pancreaticoduodenectomy with antrectomy (Kausch-Whipple procedure) or the pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (Traverso-Longmire procedure) for tumours in the head of the pancreas. Dumping syndrome + PUD = SE of whipples Extended lymphadenectomy is associated with increases in adverse effects compared with standard lymphadenectomy, without conferring any survival benefit
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Prognosis of pancreatic cancer
At the time of diagnosis, 15% to 20% of patients have resectable disease. However, even in patients who have undergone radical pancreatic resection, median survival ranges from 15 to 19 months, with a 5-year survival rate of about 20%. The strongest prognostic indicators for long-term patient survival include negative resection margins, tumour DNA content, tumour size, and absence of lymph node metastases. Patients with metastatic disease (50% to 55%) have a limited survival of only 3 to 6 months. Survival is dependent on tumour burden and performance status at presentation.
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Complications of pancreatic cancer
``` Pancreatic leaks + fistula Early delayed gastric emptying Duodenal obstruction Cholangitis DVT + PE Bleeding ```
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Most common thyroid cancers
``` Papillary = 70% Follicular = 20% Medullary = 5% Anaplastic = 1% Lymphoma = rare ``` Features of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism are not commonly seen in patients with thyroid malignancies as they rarely secrete thyroid hormones
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Management of thyroid cancers -
Management of papillary and follicular cancer total thyroidectomy followed by radioiodine (I-131) to kill residual cells yearly thyroglobulin levels to detect early recurrent disease
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Renal cell carcinoma
Renal cell cancer is also known as hypernephroma and accounts for 85% of primary renal neoplasms. It arises from proximal renal tubular epithelium. The most common histological subtype is clear cell (75 to 85 percent of tumours).
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Sx of renal cell carcinoma ?
Features classical triad: haematuria, loin pain, abdominal mass pyrexia of unknown origin left varicocele (due to occlusion of left testicular vein) endocrine effects: may secrete erythropoietin (polycythaemia), parathyroid hormone (hypercalcaemia), renin, ACTH 25% have metastases at presentation paraneoplastic hepatic dysfunction syndrome. Also known as Stauffer syndrome. Typically presents as cholestasis/hepatosplenomegaly. It is thought to be secondary to increased levels of IL-6
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Rx of renal cell carcinoma
Management for confined disease a partial or total nephrectomy depending on the tumour size alpha-interferon and interleukin-2 have been used to reduce tumour size and also treat patients with metatases receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e.g. sorafenib, sunitinib) have been shown to have superior efficacy compared to interferon-alpha
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Prognosis of RCC
RCC in general has a variable natural history. The overall 5-year survival is more than 68% Early-stage disease in general has excellent prognosis, with greater than 90% cancer-specific survival at 5 years Surgical morbidity and mortality continue to fall with advancing techniques. However, up to 30% of patients will relapse with distant metastatic disease.
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Complications of RCC
``` Anaemia Hypercalcaemia Erythrocytosis SIADH Hepatic dysfunction ```
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Prostate cancer Rx
Localised prostate cancer (T1/T2) Treatment depends on life expectancy and patient choice. Options include: conservative: active monitoring & watchful waiting radical prostatectomy radiotherapy: external beam and brachytherapy Localised advanced prostate cancer (T3/T4) Options include: hormonal therapy: see below radical prostatectomy: erectile dysfunction is a common complication radiotherapy: external beam and brachytherapy. Patients are at increased risk of bladder, colon, and rectal cancer following radiotherapy for prostate cancer Metastatic prostate cancer disease - hormonal therapy Synthetic GnRH agonist e.g. Goserelin (Zoladex) cover initially with anti-androgen to prevent rise in testosterone Anti-androgen cyproterone acetate prevents DHT binding from intracytoplasmic protein complexes Orchidectomy
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Prostate cancer complications
Radiotherapy complications = diarrhoea, nocturia, rectal bleeding, urinary stricture, urgency, incontinence, dysuria, ED, retention, proctitis Hormone induced - gynaecomastia, hot flushes Haematuria
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Prostate cancer prognosis
Men with: T1/T2 tumours and a Gleason score of 6 or less had a 10-year disease-specific survival of 86% T1/T2 tumours and Gleason score 7 or T3/N1 tumours with Gleason score of 6 or less had a 10-year disease-specific survival of 75% A Gleason score of 8 to 10 or T3/N1 tumours with a Gleason score of 7 had a 10-year disease-specific survival of 62% The highest-risk features (i.e., Gleason score 8 to 10 and T3 or N1 disease) had a 10-year disease-specific survival rate of 34%.
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Age ranges for PSA
``` 50-60 = 3 60-70 = 4 70+ = 5 ```
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Gleason score
The Gleason score is used to grade prostate tumours obtained from biopsy. A biopsy-positive specimen is given a score from 1 to 5 based on the degree of architectural differentiation of the tumour. The Gleason score is obtained by assigning a primary grade to the predominant grade present and a secondary grade to the second most prevalent grade; for example, a tumour with grade 3 and grade 2 cells equates to a Gleason score of 5. Gleason scores under 6 are rarely recorded in contemporary cases. Low-grade tumour: Gleason score ≤6 Intermediate-grade tumour: Gleason score 7 High-grade tumour: Gleason score 8 to 10
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Gleason score
The Gleason score is used to grade prostate tumours obtained from biopsy. A biopsy-positive specimen is given a score from 1 to 5 based on the degree of architectural differentiation of the tumour. The Gleason score is obtained by assigning a primary grade to the predominant grade present and a secondary grade to the second most prevalent grade; for example, a tumour with grade 3 and grade 2 cells equates to a Gleason score of 5. Gleason scores under 6 are rarely recorded in contemporary cases. Low-grade tumour: Gleason score ≤6 Intermediate-grade tumour: Gleason score 7 High-grade tumour: Gleason score 8 to 10