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RCC, especially clear cell invade renal ____ and
obstruct it.
vein
RCC may be sporadic, familial or associated with
____ (familial hemangiomas)
VHL
Von Hippel Lindau
Chromosome of RCC
3p-
Diseases associated with RCC
–von Hippel-Lindau disease
–Tuberous Sclerosis
–Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
–Acquired cystic renal disease
–? familial RCC
most common renal tumor in adults
clear cell carcinoma
What is in the cytoplasm of clear cell carcinoma
glycogen

use PAS stain
gross appearance of chromophil RCC
variable, may have papillary or friable, cut surface
Color of clear cell vs color of chromophobe RCC
clear: yellow

chromophobe: brown
Stain specific for iron colloids of chromophobe RCC
Hale's
Renal cell carcinoma. A, Clear cell type, B, Papillary type. Note the
papillae and foamy macrophages in the stalk. C, Chromophobe type.
Renal cell carcinoma.
A?B?C?
Collecting Duct carcinoma Aka
Medullary carcinoma
Collecting Duct carcinoma:
Malignant cells with a ____ pattern
lining irregular glandular spaces
hobnail
Juxtaglomerular Cell Tumor AKA("__?__")
Reninoma
EM of JGA tumor shows what in the cytoplasm
Renin granules
Friable tumors that obstruct
the renal pelvis

Males 10:1
Much less common than
urothelial cellthe bladder.
Urothelial cell carcinoma
WAGR: problems
Wilm’s tumor,aniridia (congenital absence or
partial absence of the iris), GU malformations, and
mental retardation
Beckwith-Wiedeman syndrome
congen exomphalos, macroglossia, gigantism

(80% of patients demonstrate genotypic abnormalities of 11p15.5)
Patients often have aniridia, hemihypertrophy, and/or
rests of undifferentiated blastema.
Wilm’s tumor
–Autosomal dominant polycystic KD

Why would this pt have "the worst headache of their life?"
subarachnoid hemorrhage due to burst berry aneurysm
what is the gross difference b.w recessive and dominant polycystic kidney disease?
no cysts on the outside of kidney in recessive disease
Usually it is just a radiologist's curiosity.
• Sometimes stones form in the "cysts",
and this entity is in the "differential" of
chronic back pain
Medullary sponge kidney
The hereditary forms of this disease include three diseases coded
by NPHP1 ("nephrocystin"), NPHP2, and NPHP3,
which are the most common causes of endstage
renal disease in children and young adults
Uremic medullary cystic
disease / "nephronophthisis”
Bridge over water
uterine arteries go over ureters
Problem causing pyelonephritis in UTI
Vesicoureteral
reflux (defect in intravesical portion of ureters)
Intrinsic Narrowing or occlusions of ureters
a. Normal anatomical sites of narrowing
b. Calculi (intrinsic) -most frequent cause of
obstruction
c. Stricture (intrinsic) -trauma, inflammatory
d. Tumors (intrinsic)
e. Blood clot (intrinsic)
condition that can result in hydroureter
Pregnancy
Extrinsic compression of ureters
i Tumors (benign or malignant) common in cervix
cancer
–ii. Pregnancy -can result in hydroureter
–iii. Sclerosing retroperitonitis (Retroperitoneal
fibromatosis)
–iv. Endometriosis
Urothelium
normally consists of
4 to 6 layers of
cells. The
uppermost layer
consists of
_______ cells (not
well seen in this
image) which may
have irregular
hyperchromatic
nuclei.
umbrella
-developmental failure of anterior abdominal
wall. May be repaired surgically.
Exstrophy
Increased frequency, lower abdominal pain and dysuria.
Cystitis
Schistosomiasis causes what kind of cancer
squamous cell cancer of the bladder
Predisposing conditions for cystitis
– i. Coitus (female)
– ii. Prostatic hyperplasia (male)
– iii. D.M.
–iv. Stones
–v. Diverticula
–vi. Tumors
–vii. Pregnancy
–viii. Neuronal disorders (spinal cord injury, autonomic
dysfunction)
– ix. Catheterization and surgery
–x. Radiation
bladder infection assoc with long term use of antibiotics
Candida
organism infection causing cystitis
• i. Gram negative rods (100,000 organisms/cc)
i.e. E.coli, Proteus, Klebsiella
• ii. T.B.
• iii. Schistosomiasis
• iv. Candida -usually on long-term antibiotics
Special types of cystitis
Malakoplakia
Ulcerative interstitial cystitis.
Cystitis related to cytotoxic drugs and radiation
c. Michaelis-Gutman body is assoc with what?-
Malakoplakia
What is Michaelis-Gutman body?
Probably calcified
phagolysosomes of
macrophage containing
bacterial debris. Most are
associated with chronic E. coli
or Proteus infections
Inflammation and
fibrosis throughout all layers of bladder wall;
mainly female. Cause unknown; perhapsautoimmune.
Ulcerative interstitial cystitis.
CARCINOMA OF THE
BLADDER is usually what type
Usually papillary
_____ carcinoma is the most frequent malignant tumor of
the urinary tract.
Bladder
location dispersion bladder carcinoma
84% occur on the lateral & posterior walls of the bladder &
40% occur in the trigone.
______- dye used in rubber and cable industries. 50 fold
increased in bladder cancer in exposed workers.
Aniline
Beta naphthylamine, 4-amino biphenyl, 4-nitro biphenyl
and 4,4 diamino-biphenyl, and _____ tar can cause
tumors in animals.
tobacco
Chronic bladder infections and calculous disease or
Schistosoma hematobium (North Africa) are etiologic in
_______ cell type of bladder cancer.
squamous
___________ is
the single most important factor in predicting the ultimate
prognosis of a particular lesion and is the basis of staging bladder cancer.
Depth of penetration of the tumor into the bladder wall
Majority of tumors (70%) are what type?
Papillary CA low grade:
Type of tumor that is Essentially benign. May recur but rarely invade
Papilloma / LMP:
Type of tumor Often widespread, and one step from invasion.
Flat urothelial / CIS :
Type of tumor Associated with chronic irritation -stones,
Squamous cell Ca


(70% dead in one year )