Neoplastic Disease of GU and Polycystic
Kidney Disease ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which race and gender is at higher risk of developing bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER SWhites
Men
Which race and gender have a poorer prognosis if diagnosed with bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER SBlacks
Females
Which decade of life are patients most likely to be diagnosed with bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER S6th
What contributes to more than half of the diagnosed cases of bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER SCigarette smoking
The majority of bladder cancers in the US are ______ - CORRECT ANSWER SUrothelial
cell carciomas
Painless hematuria that looks like Hawaiian Punch is ____ until proven otherwise - CORRECT
ANSWER SBladder cancer
What are some signs of invasive or metastatic bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER SPalpable tumors
Organometallic
, Pain
Constitutional symptoms
Lymphadenopathy
What is the gold standard to diagnose bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER SCystoscopy with biopsy
Bladder cancer grading is based on ____ - CORRECT ANSWER SCellular features (size,
mitosis)
Bladder cancer staging is based on ____ - CORRECT ANSWER SExtent of bladder wall
penetration and mets
How is superficial bladder cancer treated? - CORRECT ANSWER SLesion resection and
intravesical chemo
How are invasive but localized bladder cancers treated? - CORRECT ANSWER SRadical
cystectomy, irradiation, chemo
How is bladder cancer with muscle invasion treated? - CORRECT ANSWER SSystemic
chemo prior to radical cystectomy
Why is post treatment surveillance recommended after a patient has undergone therapy for
bladder cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER SHigh rate of recurrence
(Urine cytology, labs, imaging, cystoscopy)
Kidney Disease ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which race and gender is at higher risk of developing bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER SWhites
Men
Which race and gender have a poorer prognosis if diagnosed with bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER SBlacks
Females
Which decade of life are patients most likely to be diagnosed with bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER S6th
What contributes to more than half of the diagnosed cases of bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER SCigarette smoking
The majority of bladder cancers in the US are ______ - CORRECT ANSWER SUrothelial
cell carciomas
Painless hematuria that looks like Hawaiian Punch is ____ until proven otherwise - CORRECT
ANSWER SBladder cancer
What are some signs of invasive or metastatic bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER SPalpable tumors
Organometallic
, Pain
Constitutional symptoms
Lymphadenopathy
What is the gold standard to diagnose bladder cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER SCystoscopy with biopsy
Bladder cancer grading is based on ____ - CORRECT ANSWER SCellular features (size,
mitosis)
Bladder cancer staging is based on ____ - CORRECT ANSWER SExtent of bladder wall
penetration and mets
How is superficial bladder cancer treated? - CORRECT ANSWER SLesion resection and
intravesical chemo
How are invasive but localized bladder cancers treated? - CORRECT ANSWER SRadical
cystectomy, irradiation, chemo
How is bladder cancer with muscle invasion treated? - CORRECT ANSWER SSystemic
chemo prior to radical cystectomy
Why is post treatment surveillance recommended after a patient has undergone therapy for
bladder cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER SHigh rate of recurrence
(Urine cytology, labs, imaging, cystoscopy)
