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Pathology | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid
Wilms' Tumor (Nephroblastoma)
- Cause
- Malignant Renal Tumor
- Assessment
- Abdominal Mass
- Hematuria
- Fever
- Hypertension
- Interventions
- Nephrectomy
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation
- Considerations
- Do Not Palpate Abdomen
- Children Under 5 Years Old
2 mins
Testicular Carcinoma Assessment
- Cause/Mechanism
- Seminoma Germ Cells
- Non-Seminoma Germ Cells
- Assessment
- Painless Scrotal Mass
- Testicular Swelling
- Acute Pain Rare
- Elevated Serum Tumor Markers
- Considerations
- Males Between 15-35 Years Old
- Cryptorchidism
- Testicular Self Exam
2 mins
Prostate Cancer Assessment
- Most Common Cancer in Men
- Assessment
- Mimics BPH
- Metastasis to Back
- Low Back Pain
- Fatigue
- Considerations
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)
- Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS)
- Biopsy
2 mins
Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Most Common Cause Of Lower Urinary Tract Cancer
- Risk factors
- Cyclophosphamide
- P-SAC
- Cigarette Smoke
- Azo Dyes, Alcohol, Anilines (Dyes, Rubber)
- Older Adult
- Signs and Symptoms
- Painless Hematuria
3 mins
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder Clinical Features
- Risk Factors
- Smoking
- Chronic Cystitis
- Schistosoma
- Chronic Nephrolithiasis
- Clinical Findings
- Painless Hematuria
- Urinary Frequency and Urgency
1 min
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder Diagnosis and Management
- Diagnosis
- Urinalysis
- CT Urography
- Cystoscopy with Biopsy
- Management
- Surgery
- Radiation
- Chemotherapy
2 mins
Renal Oncocytoma
- Characteristics
- Benign Epithelial Tumor
- Central Radial Scar
- Excessive Mitochondria
- Renal Cortex
- Clinical Features
- Hematuria
- Flank Pain
- Abdominal Mass
- Considerations
- Malignant Transformation
- Surgical Resection
2 mins
Renal Cell Carcinoma Diagnosis and Management
- Signs & Symptoms
- Triad: Hematuria, Flank Pain, Palpable Mass
- Constitutional Symptoms
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Renal Vein and IVC Invasion
- Left-Sided Varicocele
- Metastasis to Lungs & Bone
- Diagnostic Workup
- Abdominal CT or Ultrasound
- Treatment
- Surgery if Localized
- Resistant to Radiation and Chemotherapy
2 mins
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