renal tumors Flashcards
1
Q
risk factors for proCa
A
high fat diet
obesity
no correlation for micronutrients
2
Q
BPH grows in the
A
transition zone
3
Q
prostate cancer grows
A
in the periphery
4
Q
DRE misses ? % of cancers
A
45%
5
Q
to improve pSA specificity adjust for
A
Age Race size of prostate - density rate of change - form of PSA
6
Q
which form of PSA is found in ProCa
A
complexed form
7
Q
screening for ProCa
A
start at age 50 - annually
no role for screening for PSA
screen frequency based on PSA baseline
8
Q
Diagnosing ProCA
A
- transrectal US biopsy
9
Q
high risk prostate cancer
A
- ct AND bone scan
- gleason 8-10
- > = 2c - outside prostate
or
PSA > 20
10
Q
G6
PSA< 10
<= 2 cores +ve
what is the treatment - low risk
A
active surveillance
11
Q
more difficult to perform a radical prostatectomy after
A
radiation therapy
12
Q
can give radiation or hormone therapy
A
after prostatectomy
13
Q
post-op complications of radical Prostx
A
ED
stress urinary incontinence
