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17) Gynae-oncology: Ovarian Flashcards

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Percentage of women requiring surgery for ovarian mass in their lifetime

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10%

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Risk of ovarian malignancy in premenopausal woman/at age 50

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Pre-menopausal: 1 in 1000

Age 50: 3 in 1000

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What percentage of suspected ovarian masses are non-ovarian in origin?

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10%

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Investigations in premenopausal woman with ovarian mass

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  • TV USS according to IOTA rules
  • If suspected malignancy, tumour markers including CA-125, and if age < 40 years - LDH, aFP, hCG.
  • Calculate RMI
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How is RMI calculated?

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RMI = menopause status x ca125 x ultrasound score

Menopause status: 1 = pre, 3 = post
Ultrasound score: 0= 0 features, 1=1 feature, 3=2-5 features.
Features include: solid component, multiloculated, ascites, metastases, bilateral lesions.

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What are the IOTA “B” and “M” rules?

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B rules:

  • Unilocular
  • Solid components < 7mm
  • Acoustic shadowing
  • Multilocular smooth < 100mm
  • No blood flow

M rules:

  • Irregular solid
  • Ascites
  • > 4 papillary structures
  • Multilocular irregular solid > 100mm
  • Very strong blood flow
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Management of premenopausal ovarian mass

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  • RMI > 200 or any M rules refer to gynae-oncology
  • If simple cyst <5cm no follow up required (physiological and likely to resolve within 3 cycles)
  • If simple cyst 5-7cm - annual follow up
  • If >7cm consider MRI/surgical intervention
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Risk of chemical peritonitis with spillage of dermoid cyst

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0.2%

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Which port should cyst be removed from?

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Umbilical

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Incidence of ovarian masses in postmenopausal women

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5-17%

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Management of postmenopausal women with ovarian mass

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  • Calculate RMI
  • If RMI >200 refer gynae-onc
  • If RMI <200 and cyst is asymptomatic, simple, <5cm, unilocular and unilateral can consider conservative management with repeat RMI in 4-6 months (95-99% benign and 70% will have resolved). If any of those criteria not met recommend BSO.
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Ethnic variation in Ca-125

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Higher in Caucasian than African/Asian

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Risk of malignancy based on RMI score

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<25: <3%
25-250: 20%
>250: 75%

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14
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Diagnostic accuracy of cyst aspiration in detecting malignancy

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25%

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Risk of recurrence if aspiration only treatment for cyst

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25%

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16
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Lifetime risk of ovarian cancer

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1:50

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17
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Peak incidence of ovarian cancer based on age

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> 60 years (highest rate group 75-79 years)

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Top 6 female cancers

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  1. Breast
  2. Lung
  3. Bowel
  4. Uterus
  5. Melanoma
  6. Ovarian
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Risk factors for ovarian cancer

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  • 15% genetic component (BRCA 1 - 50% risk, BRCA 2 - 20% risk, HNPCC - 10% risk)
  • Nulliparity
  • Early menarche, late menopause
  • Inferility
  • Perineal talc
  • Obesity
  • HRT
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Classification of ovarian cancers

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  1. Epithelial (90%)
  2. Sex cord stromal (5%)
  3. Germ cell (5%)
  4. Metastatic
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Most common type of epithelial ovarian cancer

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Serous 60% (then endometrioid 10-15%)

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Most common type of stromal ovarian cancer

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Granulosa cell 70%

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Most common type of germ cell tumour

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Dysgerminoma

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FIGO staging ovarian cancer

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STAGE 1: OVARIES
A) 1 ovary, capsule intact
B) 2 ovaries, capsule intact
C) Capsule not intact

STAGE 2: TUBES/UTERUS
A) Tubes/uterus
B) Other pelvic intraperitoneal tissues

STAGE 3: PELVIC PERITONEUM (includes capsule of liver/spleen but not parenchyma)
A) Retroperitoneal LN +/- microscopic mets
B) Retroperitoneal LN +/- macroscopic mets <2cm
C) Retroperitoneal LN +/- macroscopic mets >2cm

STAGE 4: EVERYWHERE ELSE
A) Pleural effusion
B) Liver/spleen/extra-abdominal organs

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Percentage of Granulosa cell tumours which secrete oestrogen

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70%

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Percentage of women with granulosa cell tumours who have endometrial cancer and endometrial hyperplasia

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Hyperplasia - 1/3

Cancer - 10-15%

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Feature of sertoli-leydig cell tumours

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Masculinising due to testosterone production

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28
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Percentage of people with epithelial ovarian cancer diagnosed at stage 3 or 4

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> 70%

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Why should every woman with high grade serous adenocarcinoma or G3 endometriosis cancer be offered BRCA testing?

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> 10% will have a mutation (and 44% of these did not have a family history)

30
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Associations with endometrioid ovarian cancer

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Ovarian endometriosis

15% endometrial cancer

31
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Associations with clear cell ovarian cancer

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Pelvic endometriosis
Paraneoplastic hypercalcemia
VTE

32
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Relevant fact for mucinous cancer

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May be ovarian primary but if invasive more likely to be mets from GI. Need to consider upper and lower GI endoscopy and at surgery remove appendix.

33
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Treatment for ovarian cancer

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Early stage:
- Complete resection + platinum based chemo post-op

Late stage:
Cytoreduction of all macroscopic disease with chemo post-op (or neo-adjuvant chemo and then interval debulking if thought not to be possible as primary debulking)

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Prognosis for ovarian cancer

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5 year survival based on stage:
I - 90%
II - 45%
III - 18%
IV - 4%

Average 1 year survival 72%
Average 5 year survival 46%
Average 10 year survival 35%

35
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Side effects carboplatin

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Hypersensitivity
Nausea and vomiting
Nephrotoxicity
Neutropenia
Thrombocytopenia
Hypersensitivity
36
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Side effects paclitaxel

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Hypersensitivity
Nausea and vomiting
Nephrotoxicity
Neutropenia
Alopecia
Neurotoxicity
Arthralgia/myalgia
37
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Percentage of epithelial tumours which are borderline

38
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Explanation of borderline ovarian tumours

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No invasive characteristics (don’t grow into ovarian stroma, grow slowly and in more controlled way) but can break away e.g. into peritoneum and become invasive.

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Risk of recurrence in borderline ovarian tumour in contralateral ovary if only one removed

40
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Cure rate for germ cell tumours

41
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Percentage of dysgerminomas which are bilateral

42
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What percentage of women with germ cell tumours present at early stage?

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Management of germ cell tumours

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Unilateral oophorectomy
Peritoneal washing
Omental biopsy
Selective removal of enlarged LN

If stage 1c or higher - Bleomycin/etoposide/cisplatin chemo.
If 1a/b can do surveillance - recurrence rate 20% the majority of which will then be cured by chemo.

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What percentage of recurrences of germ cell tumours occur in the first year?

45
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Follow up of patients with germ cell tumours

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Tumour markers and CXR every 2 months for 2 years and then 3-6m for next 3 years.

46
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What percentage of residual mature teratoma progresses as mature teratoma growing syndrome?

47
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Percentage of women who regain menstrual function and fertility within 1 year of competing chemo

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87-100% (3% have premature menopause)

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When is a family history considered significant when assessing ovarian cancer risk?

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  • Known carrier of cancer gene mutation
  • Untested 1st degree relative of someone with known cancer gene
  • Untested 2nd degree relative (via unaffected male) of someone with known cancer gene

First degree relative in a family with:

  • > 2 ovarian cancers (first deg of each other)
  • 1 ovarian cancer (any age) and 1 breast cancer <50
  • 1 ovarian cancer (any age) and 2 breast cancer <60
  • 3 colon cancers or 2 colon and 1 stomach/ovarian/endometrial/urinary/small bowel (one <50)
  • one individual with both breast and ovarian cancer.
49
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What is the conventional chemotherapy used for ovarian cancer?

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Carboplatin + paclitaxel - 6 cycles at 3 weekly intervals.

50
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What is the benefit of intraperitoneal chemo?

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In women with optimally resected disease, it reduces risk of recurrence and prolongs survival.

51
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What is meant by, and what is the benefit of, dose-dense schedules?

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Weekly carboplatin + paclitaxel.

Clinical benefit and reduced toxicity.

52
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What is bevacizumab?

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A monoclonal antibody targeting VEGF under investigation.

53
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What are the types of relapsed disease?

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Platinum refractory disease: Recurrence whilst receiving chemo.
Platinum resistant disease: Recurrence within 6m of finishing chemo.
Platinum sensitive disease: Recurrence >6m after finishing chemo (partially sensitive if 6-12m)

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Response rate to chemo in relapsed disease

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Platinum sensitive - 40-75%
Partially sensitive - 25-30%
Resistant - 10-20%
Refractory <10%

55
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What may be of benefit in BRCA mutation patients?

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PARP inhibitors

56
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Complications of mucinous tumour rupture?

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Pseudomyxoma peritonei and small bowel obstruction

57
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Raised tumour markers in serous ovarian tumour

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Raised tumour markers in mucinous ovarian cancer

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CEA and CA-125

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What percentage of clear cell cancers are bilateral?

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Prognosis of clear cell cancers

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Poor. Highly malignant.

61
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Proportion of clear cell cancers associated with a primary in the uterus

62
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Feature of Brenner tumours

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Transitional epithelium. Usually benign. If malignant may be associated with bladder tumour.

63
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Sertoli cell tumours

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Usually benign

64
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Hormones secreted by Sertoli cell tumours

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70% oestrogen, 20% androgenic, 10% no secretion

65
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What proportion of germ cell tumours are malignant?

66
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What do dysgerminomas secrete?

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LDH, placental ALP.

3% - bhCG.

67
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What percentage of mature cystic teratomas (dermoid) are bilateral?

68
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What percentage of mature cystic teratomas (dermoid) undergo malignant change?

69
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What can be secreted by immature teratomas?

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Thyroid hormones (struma ovaria)
Serotonin (Carcinoid)
70
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What is secreted by embryonal carcinoma?

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bhCG and AFP

71
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What is secreted by yolk sac or endodermal sinus tumour

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