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what is the 4th prevalent cancer in men
bladder
bladder cancer is _ more often in men than women
3x
bladder cancer is _ more often in whites than blacks
2x
what is the average age of bladder cancer
73 years
what continues to increase in bladder cancer
incidence
what can increase the risk of bladder cancer 60x more in a pt
aniline dye industry or toxic chemicals
what does aniline dye industry result in
workers manufacturing rubber, furniture, textiles, leather, paint, chemicals, and petroleum
what offers 6x higher incidence of bladder cancer
smoking/tobacco
what causes up to 60% of all bladder cancers
smoking
smoking is said to cause up to _% of all bladder cancers
60%
what is the average interval form exposure of smoking to diagnosis of bladder cancer
20 years
what helps prevent bladder cancer by flushing out carcinogens
generous fluid intake
what are the most important prognostic factors of bladder cancer
tumor extent and depth of muscle invasion
what are other prognostic indicators of bladder cancer that are important but less important than tumor extent and depth of muscle invasion
pathology and degree of differentiation
where does the urinary bladder lie when it is empty
within true pelvis
what does tetrahedral mean
4 sides
how many sides does the empty bladder have
4
how is each side of an empty bladder shaped
like a triangle
what is the superior surface of the bladder covered in
peritoneum
where is the base of the bladder located
behind peritoneum
where is the apex of the bladder located
in front of peritoneum
where is the apex of the bladder tilted toward
the upper part of the pubic symphysis
what joins the apex of the bladder to the umbilicus
umbilical ligament
where does the bladder lie without any intervening peritoneum
anterior abdominal wall
what two things rest on the superior surface for males
sigmoid colon and coils of small intestine
what pierce the base of the bladder obliquely on each side of the posterior base
ureters
what composes the trigone
openings of the ureters and urethra orifice
how big are the sides of the trigone in the contracted state
2.5 cm
how big are the sides of the trigone in the distended state
5cm
where does the bladder neck sit in males
prostate
what are located at the posterior superior aspect of the prostate gland
seminal vesicles and vas deferens
what separates lowest part of bladder from rectum
neck of bladder
what kind of cells make up the epithelium of the bladder
transitional cells
where is mucous membrane loosely attached to in the epithelium of bladder
trigone
what is the most common site of bladder cancer
lateral or posterior walls
where is the second most common site of bladder cancer
trigone
what is the lymphatic spread for bladder cancer
internal iliac, external iliac, common iliac, and paraaortic nodes
what percent of pts present with gross, painless hematuria in bladder cancer
80%
what do 80% of bladder cancer pts present with
gross, painless hematuria
when pts are getting painless hematuria, is it fast pace or intermittent
intermittent
what are some bladder irritation symptoms a bladder cancer pt can have
frequency, urgency, dysuria, and hematuria
what is the list of how to detect and diagnose bladder cancer
urinalysis, CBC with liver function test, cystoscopic exam, CT or MRI, bimanual exam under anesthesia, bone scan
what does a CT or MRI do for detecting bladder cancer
evaluates bladder wall thickness and lymph node status
what is a bone scan used for in bladder cancer
advanced disease or to evaluate bone pain
what is the most common pathology in bladder cancer (92%)
transitional cell carcinoma
what percent of bladder cancer is transitional cell carcinoma
92%
what pathology is the worst prognosis in bladder cancer
non-transitional cell
how do you describe squamous cells
flat, overlapping, scaly looking cells of epithelia surfaces
how do you describe transitional cells
intermediate height, transitional epithelial cells
how do you describe columnar cells
tall epithelial cells
how do tumors appear in the bladder
papillary (nipple shaped)
what kind of pts are linked to higher risk of their cancer in the bladder being squamous
chronically irritated bladders
why can pts have a chronically irritated bladders
from long-term catheters use or bladder calculi
what percent of pts with superficial bladder cancer have Tis-T1
80%
what percent of pts have muscle invasion at the time of their bladder cancer diagnosis
20%
what stage is muscle invasion at the time of diagnosis
T2-T4
with pts with bladder cancer, what is highly malignant and aggressive that can involve multiple sites in bladder
carcinoma in situ
what kind of cells are thin and flat, scale like
squamous
what do squamous cells line in the body
mouth, blood vessels, heart and lungs, and make up outer layer of slin
where do simple columnar epithelium cells line in the body
line stomach and intestine
what shape is simple columnar epithelium
column shaped
where do transitional epithelial cells originate
kidney, bladder, or ureter only
how is the shape of transitional epithelial cells
shape can vary when stretched out
what is the spread of bladder cancer
direct extension into or through the wall of the bladder
where may bladder cancer spread
along surface or into prostatic urethra, or into ureters
where does the lymphatic drainage go in bladder cancer
external iliac and internal iliac lymph nodes
what is the risk of lymphatic spread related too in bladder cancer
depth of tumor invasion in the bladder wall
where is the most common mets sites in bladder cancer
lung, bone, and liver
what is the treatment in north america how do they treat muscle-invasive bladder and trigone-involved cancer
cystectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy
what is the survival result does a cystectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy have
80% 5 year survival
what is removed in men when a cystectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy
nodes, bladder and prostate
what is removed in women when a cystectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy
nodes, bladder, urethra, anterior vagina and uterus
where are two different areas that have greatly enhanced pt satisfaction with radical surgery, and helped pt avoid external collecting devices
pouch from ileum and pouch from colon
what is an illeal conduit urinary diversion
last section of the small used to make pouch to be used for a reservoir for the bladder
what is done to the end of ilium in an illeal conduit urinary diversion
it is pulled out of abdominal wall to make a stoma
is an illeal conduit a simple or hard surgery
simple
what is used to drain the urine in an ileal conduit
tube
what is done so the pt can expel urine in ileal conduit
pt will wear an external bag to collect urine
what is a complication that causes some pts to have frequent infections with an ileal conduit
reflux of urine
what is the pouch made up of in an indiana pouch
it is made from small and large bowel
what can the indiana pouch provide
a built in “stop valve”
what is the size of the stoma for the indiana pouch
very small
describe an indiana pouch reservior
one way valve that is surgically created to keep urine in pouch until accessed
what will a patient do every 4 hrs if they have an indiana pouch reservior
insert a small catheter that opens valve and drains urine
is an external bag needed in an indiana pouch reservoir
no
is the surgery simple or complicated in an indiana pouch reservior
complicated
what is the pros of an indiana pouch reservoir
less risk of reflux, so less risk infection
how are lesions treated that are smaller than 5cm without involving trigone in bladder cancer
transurethral resection via electrofulguration followed by intravesical chemo or immunotherapy
what is an electrofulguration
removes bladder cancer cells
what is BCG used for
to prevent recurrence
what is the first line of treatment with a lesion smaller than 5cm in bladder cancer
intravesical chemo
when should BCG be adminstered
after about a 2 week delay after transurethral resection
what is a BCG diluted with and instilled by
saline and instilled by gravity flow into the bladder through a small catheter
how long is a pt asked to retain BCG instillation
two hours
how long is BCG treatment given
once a week for 6 weeks
what does BCG treatment give for the pt
good long term protection from tumor recurrence and progression
what kind of therapy may be done in a series of 3 installations at specified intervals
maintenance therapy
what does maintenance therapy help with for the pt
recurrence
what is the second line of tx for bladder cancer
maintenance therapy
what is the majority of bladder cancer pathology
superficial