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22 Cards in this Set
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What are the tissue components of an Angiomyolipoma?
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Smooth Muscle
Vessels Adipose |
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What condition is strongly associated with angiomyolipoma?
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Tuberous Sclerosis
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How are renal cell carcinomas acquired?
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Sporadic (most common)
Hereditary |
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In which gender are renal cell carcinomas more common?
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Men > Women
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What is the primary risk factor for acquring renal cell carcinoma?
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Smoking
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What are the heriditary links to renal cell carcinoma?
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VHL - Von Hippel-Lindau
Autosomal Dominant, Chr 3 Bilateral Carcinoma ADPKD |
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What cell does renal cell carcinoma derive from?
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Renal Tubule (epithelial) Cell
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What is the most common varient of renal cell carcinoma?
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Clear Cell Carcinoma
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What is the gross appearance of a clear cell carcinoma?
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Yellow mass
> 3 cm |
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What are the primary components of a clear cell carcinoma?
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Lipid and Glycogen
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Where is the most common location of metastasis of renal cell carcinoma?
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Lungs
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What lab findings are elevated in renal cell carcinoma?
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Potential ectopic EPO and PTH
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What is the prognosis for renal cell carcinoma?
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Poor prognosis - 5 year is 45%
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What is a common vein that is invaded by renal cell carcinoma?
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Left renal vein which causes left-sided vaicocele
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What is the most common type of cancer of renal pelvis?
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Transitional Cell Carcinoma
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What is the field effect of transitional cell carcinoma?
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50% have cancer elsewhere in urinary tract
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What is the most common primary renal tumor in children?
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Wilm's Tumor
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How are Wilm's tumors acquired?
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Sporadic (most common)
Genetic |
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What is the syndrome that causes Wilm's tumor?
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WAGR - Wilms, Amiridia, Genital Abnormalities, Retardation
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome |
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What is the gross-appearance of a Wilm's Tumor?
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Gray-tan
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What are the components of a Wilm's Tumor?
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Glomeruli
Tubules Pimitive blastemal cells Rhabdomyoblasts |
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What is prognosis for Wilm's?
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2-year is 90%
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