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GU NEOPLASTIC DISEASES & POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE EXAM 2024/2025
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GU NEOPLASTIC DISEASES & POLYCYSTICKIDNEY DISEASE
GU Malignancies - Precise Answer ✔✔Includes bladder, kidney,
Wilms, prostate, testicular, and penile cancers.
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PCKD) - Precise Answer ✔✔A genetic
disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in the kidneys.
Bladder Cancer - Precise Answer ✔✔Most common malignancy of the
urinary system, with a median age of diagnosis around 69-71 years.
Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer - Precise Answer ✔✔Accounts
for 70% of new bladder cancer diagnoses in the US.
Painless Hematuria - Precise Answer ✔✔Presenting symptom in 85-
90% of patients with bladder cancer.
Intravesical Chemotherapy - Precise Answer ✔✔Chemo delivered
directly to the bladder, with side effects including irritative voiding
symptoms and hemorrhagic cystitis.
Radical Cystectomy - Precise Answer ✔✔Surgical removal of the
bladder, prostate, seminal vesicles, cervix, uterus, urethra, ovaries, and
anterior vaginal vault.
, Renal Cell Carcinoma - Precise Answer ✔✔Most common kidney
neoplasm, with identifiable risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and
hypertension.
Partial Nephrectomy - Precise Answer ✔✔Surgical removal of a small
tumor, single kidney, or in cases of significant renal disease.
Surveillance - Precise Answer ✔✔Monitoring process after treatment,
involving physical exams, labs, and imaging at regular intervals to detect
recurrence or metastasis.
Wilms Tumor - Precise Answer ✔✔A rare kidney cancer primarily
affecting children, with symptoms like abdominal swelling, fever, and
hematuria, often diagnosed through imaging and treated with
nephrectomy and chemotherapy.
Prostate Cancer - Precise Answer ✔✔The most common non-cutaneous
cancer in US men, typically asymptomatic but may present with urinary
symptoms, diagnosed through PSA testing, DRE, and biopsy.
PSA - Precise Answer ✔✔Prostate-Specific Antigen, a protein produced
by the prostate gland, used for detecting and monitoring prostate cancer,
with age-specific reference ranges.
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