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Prostate Cancer Flashcards

1
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What are the risk factors for prostate cancer? (5 things)

A
  1. Age
  2. FHx
  3. High testosterone
  4. Black
  5. Obesity
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What is the cause of growth in prostate cancer?

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High androgens (testosterone / dihydrotestosterone)

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What is the most common type of prostate cancer?

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Adenocarcinoma (95%)

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Where do prostate adenocarcinomas arise from? (3 things)

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  1. Peripheral zone (75%)
  2. Transitional zone (20%)
  3. Central zone (5%)
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What are the types of prostate adenocarcinoma? (2 things)

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  1. Acinar adenocarcinoma (most common prostate cancer)
  2. Ductal adenocarcinoma
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Where does Acinar adenocarcinoma arise from?

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Glandular cells lining prostate

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Where does Ductal adenocarcinoma arise from?

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Cells lining duct of prostate gland

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8
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Which prostate adenocarcinoma grows + metastasises fastest?

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Ductal adenocarcinoma

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What are the clinical features of prostate cancer? (9 things)

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  1. LUTS (freq, urgency, weak stream)
  2. Nocturia
  3. Haematuria (adv)
  4. Dysuria (adv)
  5. Incontinence (adv)
  6. Suprapubic pain (adv)
  7. Weight loss (metastasis)
  8. Bone pain (metastasis)

@ DRE (digital rectal examination)
9. Hard + irreg prostate

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What are the some differentials that present similarly to prostate cancer? (6 things)

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  1. BPH (also causes LUTS)
  2. Prostatitis

(also present with haematuria)

  1. Bladder cancer
  2. Urinary stones
  3. UTI
  4. Pyelonephritis
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How do you differentiate between Prostatitis and Prostate cancer? (2 things)

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  1. Prostatitis = perineal pain
  2. Prostatitis = neuts @ urinalysis
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What lab test should be done for PSA?

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PSA (prostate specific antigen test)

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What is PSA?

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Serum antigen produced by malignant AND healthy cells in prostate

RAISED in prostate cancer

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14
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How can PSA be raised artificially? (5 things)

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  1. BPH
  2. Prostatitis
  3. Vigorous exercise (biking)
  4. Ejaculation
  5. Recent DRE
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What other tests can you do to increase the accuracy of a PSA test? (2 things)

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  1. Free:total PSA ratio (low = more likely cancer)
  2. PSA density (high = more likely cancer)
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What are other investigations that can be done for prostate cancer? (2 things)

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  1. MRI (done 1st, booked automatically on GP referral)
  2. Transrectal US
  3. Biopsy
17
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How is staging done for in prostate cancer?

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Intermediate - High risk disease

18
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What investigations should you do for Staging the prostate cancer? (2 things)

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  1. Abdo-pelvic CT
  2. Bone scan
19
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What score is used for Grading prostate cancer?

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Gleason score

20
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How does prostate cancer spread? (3 things)

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  1. Locally –> seminal vesicles, bladder, rectum
  2. Lymph
  3. Haematogenously –> sclerotic bony lesions
21
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What does the management of prostate cancer depend on?

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Progression of disease

22
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What are the different management schemes for the different levels of prostate cancer?

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  1. Low risk = active surveillance
  2. Intermediate risk = active surveillance / radical treatment
  3. High risk = radical treatment
  4. Metastatic = chemo + anti-hormonal agents
23
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What is done in active surveillance of prostate cancer? (3 things)

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  1. 3 monthly PSA
  2. 6 monthly DRE
  3. 1-3 yearly re-biopsy
24
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What are the Radical treatment options for prostate cancer?

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  1. Surgery
  2. Radiotherapy
  3. Chemo
25
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What is the Radical surgical management of prostate cancer?

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Radical prostatectomy (open / laparoscopic / robot)

26
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What are the side fx of Radical prostatectomy? (3 things)

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  1. Erectile dysf (60-90%)
  2. Stress incontinence
  3. Bladder neck stenosis
27
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What are the types of Radical radiotherapy for prostate cancer? (2 things)

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  1. External beam radiotherapy
  2. Brachytherapy
28
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What are the indications of chemo in prostate cancer?

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Only for metastasis

29
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What are the types of chemo for prostate cancer?

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  1. Docetaxel (for testosterone resistant cancer)
  2. Cabitaxel (w prednisolone) (for treating relapse after docetaxel not work)

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