10. Vulvar, Vaginal Cervical Uterine Path Flashcards
Embryonically, there are mesonephric ducts (wolffian duct) and paramesonephric ducts (mullerian duct) which form many things. Unfused upper portion of mullerian ducts form the fallopian tubes, fused lower portions make the uterus, cervix and upper vagina, endometriosis is derived from which duct?
Mullerian derived lesion
Urogenital sinus forms the lower vagina, mesonephric ducts USUALLY regress, gartner duct cysts occur when remnamts of the mesonephric duct remain as epithelial includsions adjacent to the ovaries, tubes and uterus, in the cervic and vagina these rest may be cystic… Coelomic epi (mesothelium) becomes the lining of the female gential ttract as well as the?
ovarian surface
Chlaymdia trachomatis is associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)/serous discharge, what is associated with PID, purulent discharge, gram negative diplococci within neutrophils?
Neisseria Gonorrhea
Trichomonas vaginalis is large flagellated ovoid protozoan , yellow frothy vaginal discharge, strawberry cervix, ureaplasma urealyticum and mycoplasma hominis is most commonly associated with?
pre term deliveries
What infection/STI is a gram negative bacillus, main cause of bacterial vaginosis, thin grey-green malodorous fishy vaginal discharge, assoc w premature labor?
Gardnerella Vaginalis
what infection is common and involves the cervix >vagina> vulva, by age 40, 30% of females present with antibodies to type 2, presents as newly infected females w painful lesions 3-7 days post infection w fever, malaise and tender inguinal LN?
HSV
HSV has red papules that progress to vesicles and then to painful coalescent ulcers, present with purulent discharge and pelvic pain, lesions around urethra can cause pain and urinary retention, all males are?
Asymptomatic
Herpesvirus family is large linear dsDNA, enveloped, icosahedral, derives envelope from nuclear membrane w intranuclear inclusion bodies known as *COWDRY bodies, infection remains latent in the ?
lumbosacral nervous ganglion
HSV on histo see multinucleated squamous cell with eosinophilic to basophilic viral inclusions w a ground glass appearance, HSV2 infection enhances acquisition and transmission of?
HIV1
HSV is diagnosed clinically*,aspiration of exudate shows viral cytopathic effect (ground glass appearance) in 48-72 hours, there is no current treatment but acyclovir shortens the active phase… what special stain is used?
Tzank Smear
Molluscum Contagiosum (POXVIRUS) is skin or mucosal with 4 subtypes, MCV1 most common, MCV2 MC sexually transmitted, dsDNA,with guarnieri bodies (inclusion) which are sites of viral replication w *dumbbell core, clinically will see a pearly, dome shaped papule with a?
dimpled center
(1-5mm in diameter)
-central waxy core w cytoplasmic viral inclusion bodies
What infection is an opportunistic yeast due to disturbance of microbial ecosystem, increased in DM, abx, preg, burn pts, MCC of mycosis, they are dimorphic (mold in heat, yeast in cold), and forms pseudohyphae and budding yeast at 20C and germ tubes hypahe molds at 37?
Candida (Moniliasis)
Candida presents with intense vulvovaginal pruritis, erythema, and swelling with a thick white curdlike/cottage cheese like discharge, dx via fungal hypahe on *wet KOH mounts or pap smear, it is not considered a?
STI
What infection is large flagellated ovoid protozoan w sexual transmission 4-14 days to develop and MC curable STI, presents w yellow frothy discharge, discomfort, dysuria, dyspareunia, fiery red mucosa of vagina/cervix, dilation of cervical vessels = straberry cervix.. dx via motile trophozoites in methylene blue wet mount, present with corkscrew motility?
Trichomonas Vaginalis
What infection is gram- bacillus, main cause of vaginitis (bacterial), present w thin green-grey malodorous fishy discharge, may cause premature labor, pap smear shows superficial intermediate squamous cells covered by a shaggy coating of coccobacilli = CLUE cells?
Gardberella Vaginalis
Gardberella Vaginalis cultures contain anaerobic pepto-streptococci and aerobic a-hemolytic streptocicci, need to differentiate it from candidi and trichomonas by examining a slide to look for clue cells, what test is when there is a fishy amine oder when KOH is added?
Whiff Test
What 2 infections may cause vaginitis and cervicitis, implicated in chorioamnionitis and premature delivery in preg patients, one is urease positive and the otther has no cell wall, FRIED EGG APPEARANCE?
Ureaplasma Urealyticum
Mycoplasma Hominis
What is the MC STI in the world, one of the main causes of PID, small gram - obligate intracelliular bacteria, w two forms including elementary body (metabolically inactive- infectious form in endosome), and reticulate body (metabolically active form)?
Chlamydia Trachomatis
Chlamydia Trachomatis is usually asymptomatic or presents similar to ghonorreah w a mucopurulent discharge of neutrophils, (gonorrhea=serous thin watery), may ascend from cervix, diagnosed with what test?
NAAT
Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
What is an infection that begins in the vulva or vagina and spreads upward to involve most of the female genital system, causing pelvic pain, adnexal tenderness, fever and vaginal discharge, travel via lymph or venous systems rather than the mucosal route (except gonorrhea)?
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease PID
PID is MC caused by neisseria gonorrhea and chlamydia trachomatis, acute complications invlude peritonitis and bacteremia, chronic sequale include infertility, tubal obstruction, ectopic preg, pelvic pain and what syndrome, which is a rare complication involving liver capsule inflammation leading to creation of adhesions? (gonorrhea)
Fitz-Hugh Curtis Syndrome
Lymphogranuloma venereum from chlamydia* types L1-3 is prevalent in africa, asia and south america, tertiary stage presents with ulcers, fistulas, and genital elephantiasis, initially presents with what at the site of contact and then progresses to swollen lymph nodes?
PAINLESS UCLER
What is from chlamydia serotypes A,B,Ba,and C and is the leading cause of preventable infectious blindness, follicular conjunctivitis leading to conjunctival scarring- in turned eyelashes leading to corneal scarring and blindness?
Trachoma
Treponema pallidum (syphilis)is a thin spirochete, poorly visible on gram stain, outer membrane has endotoxin like lipids - serodiagnosis, transmitted sexually, characterized by endarteritis resulting in lesions, visualized on?
dark field microscopy
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction starts in the first 24 hours of abx treatment and presents with temp, dec BP, rigors and leukopenia (syphilis), in the primary stage there is what, which is clean, indurated edge and contagious heals in 3-6 weeks?
**NON-tender painless chancre (wart)
The secondary stage of syphilis is maculopapular (copper colored) rash that is diffuse and includes palms and soles, patchy alopecia and condyloma lata (highly infectious), during the latent stage, what are the symptoms?
NO SYMPTOMS during latent
Tertiary stage of syphilis is assoc w gummas or syphilitis granulomas that are soft growths w firm necrotic centers, aortitis and aneurysms associated with tree barking appearance of the ascending aorta, CNS inflammation occurs- damage to posterior column of spinal cord and ocular defect called?
Argyll Robertson (prostitutes) - pupils which reacto accommodation but has no rxn to light
In congenital syphilis, there is a desquamating maculopapular rash and *tabes dorsalis, can have saber shins or anterior bowing of the tibia, saddle nose, hutchinsons notched teeth and what in the teeth in which the enamel has outgrowths?
Mulberry Molars
Tx: Penicillin G
Neisseria Gonorrhea is an ascending infection that causes PID, shows marked acute inflammation of mucosal surfaces w acute suppurative salpingitis, as well as salpingo-oophritis, and tubo-ovarian abscesses, and may lead to what which is scarring of denuded tubal plicae causing gland like spaces and blind pouches?
Chronic Salpingitis
Neisseria Gonorrhea dx via detection of DNA/RNA, culture or NAAT, Thayer-Martin Agar, treat with abx, what is a common syndrome this can lead to?
Fitz-Hugh Curtis Syndrome
HPV presents as multiple warty lesions on the perineum and around the anus in low risk types 6/11, is non-enveloped, double stranded, circular DNA virus w icosahedral capsid, infected epithelial cells are call what, and have a krinkled nucleus that looks like a raisin?
Koliocytes
HPV has high risk types which includes 16, 18, 31, 35 and has oncogenic potential explained by two viral genes E6 and E7, E6 degrades p53 and E7 binds to and degrades what?
RB, allowing cells to speed through the G-S cell cycle checkpoint
What infection can cause stillbirth, neonatal sepsis or abortion, in infants can lead to widespread dz w exudative meningitis, is a facultative intracellular bacillus, loook for gram - intracellular bacilli in CSF**?
Listeriosis / Listerio Monocytogenes
Haemophilus ducreyi is an acute ulcerative infection that leads to what, which is tender and erythematous on the external genitalia, and may have multiple, regional LN enlarged 1-2 weeks after buboes, prevalent in tropical africa/ SE asia- cofactor in HIV infection, sometimes seen on silver stain?
PAINFUL CHANCROID (soft chancre (remember firm chancre is syphilis) )
Klebsiella can cause granuloma inguinale (aka donovanosis) which is a raised papular lesions on the moist stratified squamous epithelium of the genitalia, ulceration w lots granulation tissue, endemic in rural developing countries, untreated could lead to lymph obstruction = elephantiasis, look for encapsulate coccobacilli in macrophages, aka?
Donovan Bodies! (giemsa stain)
The follows are all STIs with what in common?
HSV
Syphilis
Chancroid (haemophilus Ducreyi)
LGV-lymphogranuloma venereum (Chlamydia trachomatis (L1-3)
Klebsiella
STIs WITH ULCERS!
What is a cyst associated with the vulva due to acute inflammation (adenitis) that can create an abscess, occurs at all ages, due to obstruction of duct by inflamm, lined w transitional or squamous epithelium, 3-5cm in diameter, w pain and local discomfort, tx w excision?
Bartholin Cyst
What is a nonneoplastic epithelial DO which is a descriptive clinical term for opaque white plaque like epithelial thickening that may produce pruritis and scaling, commonly d/t inflamm dermatoses, lichen sclerosis/ squamous cell hyperplasia and neoplasia?
Leukoplakia
What is smooth, white plaques or macules seen on the vulva which may enlarge and coalesce forming a porcelain/parchment surface v, v thin plaque, occurs at any age but MC in post-menopausal females, labia become atrophic and agglutinated and the vag orifice constrict when entire vulva is involve- AI like: activated T cells present in subepithelial inflam infiltrate and inc. frequency of AI disorders in affected women?
Lichen Sclerosis
Lichen Sclerosis is NOT a premalignant lesion, women with symptomatic lichen sclerosis have a slightly increased risk of developing SCC of the vulva, patients have inc risk of autoimmune AI disorders*, on morphology what is the key finding in the epidermis?
*Marked thinning of the epidermis (parchment paper)
Lichen Sclerosis histologically will also show degeneration of basal cells, excessive keratinization, sclerotic changes of the superfificial dermis and activated T cells are seen in the subepi inflammatory infiltrate also called what kind of infiltrate?
Band-like infiltrate
What nonneoplastic epithelial DO is nonspecific condition resulting from rubbing or scratching of the skin to relieve pruritus, presents as leukoplakia- histo reveals acanthosis (thickening of epidermis) and hyperkeratosis, NOT premalignant?
Squamous Cell Hyperplasia (hyperplastic dystrophy or lichen simplex chronicus)
*morph: thickening of epiderm and hyperkeratosis
What is a b9 exophytic genital wart due to HPV 6/11, usually multifocal involving vulvar, perineal and perianal areas, NOT precancerous lesions?
Condyloma Acuminatum (genital wart d/t HPV)
Condyloma Acuminatum has papillary exophytic tree-like cores of stroma covered by thickened squamous epi, with *koilocytic atypia in epithelium (atypical, enlarged hyperchromatic nuclei w perinuclear halos).. What is a benign raised leasion due to syphilis/treponema pallidum?
Condyloma Latum
Carcinoma of the vulva is MC, 2/3 in females >60, and has two types, basaloid and warty carcinoma related to HPV 16 (younger age~ 50) and *keratinizating SCC not related to HPC which is seen in?
Older aged women (MORE COMMON)
What carcinoma is the following morphology?
Exophytic or indurated and ulcerated
Small tightly packed basaloid cells
foci of central necrosis
Basaloid Carcinoma
What carcinoma is the following morphology?
Exophytic, papillary architecture
prominent koilocytic atypia
Warty Carcinoma
CLASSIC Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) is a precursor lesion to basaloid and warty carcinoma of the vulva, MC in females of reproductive age- HPV16 related, presents as multicentric around the vuvla, 10-30% also have vag or cervical HPV, most likely to progress to invasive carcinoma in females?
older than 45, or immunocompromised
Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) on histo will see discrete white or slightly raised pigmented lesions, epidermal thickening, nuclear atypia, increased mitoses/ lack cellular maturation, will see nests and cords of small, tightly packed cells that lack maturation and resemble the?
basal layer of normal epi
What carcinoma occurs in ODLER women with long standing lichen sclerosis or squamous cell hyperplasia, not related to HPV, *arises from precursor lesion called differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia?
Keratinizing SCC
Differentiated VIN is caused by increased freq of TP53 mutations, may be assoc w chronic epithelial irritation, on histo see marked atypia of basal layer of squamous epi, normal differentiation of superficial layers, invasive keratinizing SCC and will see PROMINENT central?
Keratin pearls !! yay
Summary:
30% vulvar cancers cause by HPV (16) develop from in situ lesion called classic VIN
70% vulvar cancers not related to HPV, develop d/t lichen sclerosus or squamous cell hyperplasia which causes differentiated VIN
MEOW
What is a glandular neoplastic lesion of the vulva that is a sharply circumscribed nodule, MC on the labia majora or inter-labial folds, tends to ulcerate so clinically confused w carcinoma, histo identical to intraductal papilloma of the breast, projections w two layers: columnar secretory cells and flattened myoepithelial cells?
Papillary Hidradenoma
Extramammary Paget Disease is a pruritic, red, crustedm map-like area usually on the labia majora, not associated with underlying cancer (like breast pagets-100% assoc w ductal breast carc), typically not assoc w underlying cancer and is confined to the?
Epidermis of the vulvar skin
Extramammary Paget Disease is intraepithelial proliferation of malignant cells, cells larger than keratinocytes, may be single or small clusters, express apocrine, eccrine and keratinocyte differentiation, have pale cytoplasm w mucopolysaccharide that stains PAS, Alcian blue or mucicarmine stains, expresses ? **
Cytokeratin 7
Extramammary Paget Disease is located intraepithelially, confined to epidermis of vulvar skin and spreads laterally within the epidermis, tx w wide excision, mets usually do not occur and remains in the epidermis, if invasion occurs then prognosis is?
POOR
Common symptoms of PID caused by N. Gonorrhea and C. Trachomatis include pelvic pain, adnexal tenderness, fever and?
vaginal discharge
What presents with severe RUQ pain, fever chillls, headaches, and general feeling of poor health (malaise), due to gonorrhea, characterized by peritonitis and peri-hepatitis and see ‘violin strings’ on liver?
Fitz-Hugh Curtis Syndrome
HPV virus infects what cells of the mucosal epithelium and delivers the genome to the nucleus?
Basal keratinocytes
Risk of metastasis of vulvar carcinomas include size of primary tumor, depth of invasion and lymphatic envolvement. Vulva and distal 1/3 vagina drain to inguinal nodes while proximal 2/3 of vagina and uterus drain to?
Internal nodes
Septate/double vagina is due to failure of the mullerian duct fusion and is accompanied by a dobule uterus known as?.. Either caused by genetic syndromes or in utero exposure to DES (diethylstilbestrol) which is used to prevent threatened abortions
Uterus Didelphys