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Urinary pathology-WSCC 11
kidney/renal
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Pathology
Undergraduate 1
03/01/2011

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horseshoe kidney
Definition
normal kidney connected at posterior poles
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simple renal cysts
Definition
most common of renal cystic disease
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simple renal cyst characteristics
Definition

well defined border, enhancement, black wall,

and fluid filled.

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parapelvic cyst
Definition

cyst in renal hilum but does

not communicate with renal collecting system

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another name for renal sinus cyst
Definition
parapelvic cyst
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parapelvic cysts may obstruct kidneys,

so assess for...

Definition
hydronephrosis
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von hippel-lindau

 

Definition

autosomal-dominant disorder that result in tumor

or cyst formation and multiple areas

of the body are affected.

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acquired cystic disease of dialysis
Definition

patients shown to have increased renal cyst,

adenomas, and renal cell carcinoma

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congenital cystic disease
Definition

infantile autosomal-recessive form  or

adult autosomal-dominant form

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IPKD
Definition
infantile polycystic kidney disease
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APKD
Definition
adult polycystic kidney disease
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IPKD results in...
Definition

fetus w/ large, echogenic kidneys which result

fetal demise

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APKD results in....
Definition
multiple cyst on both kidneys. large, echogenic and passed from either parent. 90% autosomic
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a non-inherited congenital cystic disease?
Definition
multicystic dyspastic kidney
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multicystic dysplastic kidney is unilateral or bilateral?
Definition
unilateral
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most common palpable mass in neonates?
Definition
multicystic dyspastic kidney
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medullary cystic disease is discribed as...
Definition
recessive inherited disease seen as small, echodense kidneys
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medullary sponge kidney is discribed as...
Definition
rare, non-inherited benign renal disease seen in children
Term
another name for medullary cystic disease?
Definition
nephronopthisis
Term
dromenary hump is most common on the right or left kidney?
Definition
left
Term
the most common of all renal tumors?
Definition

hypernephroma

also called nephroma

Term
hypernephroma occurs in males or females over 60?
Definition
males
Term
staging of hypernephroma is critical for ...
Definition
patient care management
Term
hypernephroma (renal cell carcinoma) is solic, parenchymal mass that is or is not echogenic?
Definition
not echogenic
Term
most common tumor of renal collecting system
Definition
transitional cell carcinoma
Term
the stages of renal cell carcinoma are..
Definition

stage I       confined to kidney

stage II      spread to perinephric fat w/in Gerota's    

                 fascia

stage IIIa   perinephic involvement w/ spread to IVC &

                 renal veins

stage IIIb   perinphric involvement w/ lymph node  

                 enlargement

stage IIIc    same as IIIb w/ venous enlargement

stage IV     invasion of adjacent structures

    

Term
Renal lymphoma is lymphomatous involvement of the kidneys secondary to what?
Definition
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Term
most common primary sites of metastases are...
Definition
malignant melanoma, lymphoma, or carcinoma of the lungs, breast, stomach, cervix, colon, or pancreas
Term
wilm's tumor is also know as what?
Definition
nephroblastoma
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most common solid renal mass of childhood
Definition
wilm's tumor
Term
wilm's tumor is associated with what syndrome
Definition
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Term
Angiomyolipomas is characteristics are
Definition
uncommon lesion, mostly fat cells, often in renal cortex
Term
oncocytomas can be seen as a..
Definition
spokewheel pattern with a central scar
Term
Acute Glomerulonephritis
Definition
inflammation of glomeruli
Term
Lupus nephritis attacks what
Definition
it's own body
Term
lupus nephritis is associated with
Definition
lupus erythematosus
Term
AIDS stand for
Definition
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Term
hypertensive nephronpathy is renal damage due to..
Definition
uncontrolled hypertension, elevated BUN
Term
malfunctioning kidneys are any condition that affects...
Definition
the excretory and regulatory functions of kidkneys. may be acute or chronic
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