Abdomen & Small Parts Final Flashcards
What is the most common form of thyroiditis?
Hashimoto’s disease
Which structure is located to the left of midline and is often mistaken for a thyroid lesion?
esophagus
Name the three strap muscles.
omohyoid, sternohyoid, sternothyroid
What are the categories on the TIRADS scale?
- Composition
- Echogenicity
- Shape
- Margins
- Echogenic foci
- Significant change in size
- Change in features
- Change in ACR risk categories
Which parathyroid pathology is associated with patients who have chronic renal failure?
secondary hyperparathyroidism
Which thyroid disease has a typical clinical symptom of opthalmopathy?
Graves disease
What is the most common type of thyroid cancer?
papillary carcinoma
Which type of thyroid cancer metastasizes to the brain, bones, lungs, and liver?
follicular carcinoma
The parathyroid controls the amount of ______ in the body.
calcium
What hormone is produced by the hypothalamus?
thyrotropin releasing hormone
Where is a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst going to be located?
midline anterior to trachea
What neonatal condition can lead to adult testicular cancer? Why? Be specific.
Cryptorchidism can lead to adult testicular cancer due to the testicles being exposed to too much heat inside of the body.
Which prostate zone is least likely for a malignancy to occur in?
transitional
Which scrotal condition can cause a positive pregnancy result in a male patient?
choriocarcinoma
Which order will spermatozoa travel for expulsion?
Seminiferous tubules, tubuli recti, rete testes, efferent ducutules, ductus epididymis, vas deferens
Which tumors can produce enlarged male breasts?
Sertoli, Leydig, Granulosa
Which structures join to form the ejaculatory duct?
vas deferens and seminal vesicle
During an adominal with dopplers exam, which vessel appears to travel away from the transducer at the porta hepatis?
RPV
An ultrasound guided liver aspiration is scheduled for a patient with elevated LFTs and leukocystosis. What is the likely diagnosis:
pyogenic abscess
The hepatic veins join to enter the _____
IVC
In some cases of portal hypertension, why can some velocities measure within the normal range?
recanalized umbilical vein
A patient presents with elevated alanine transaminase and alkaline phosphatase. What is the likely diagnosis:
cirrhosis
All of the following are sonographic appearances of the liver condition most common in sheep-herding locations except:
Cyst-within-cyst
Water lily
Bulls-eye
Daughter cyst
bullseye
A 3 year old patient presents with a large, palpable mass in the RUQ. Sonographic evaluation demonstrates a large, heterogenous liver mass containing small cysts and areas of calcification. What is the likely diagnosis:
hepatoblastoma
Which of the following statements regarding testicular vascularity is true?
- Right testicular vein drains into the IVC
- The right and left testicular arteries arise from the respective right and left external iliac arteries
- The scrotum is supplied through a pampiniform plexus
- The left testicular vein drains into the left external iliac vein
Right testicular vein drains into IVC
Which liver condition typically displays a “spoke-wheel” sign?
focal nodular hyperplasia
Intrahepatic biliary ducts are only sonographically visualized when
> 4 mm
Orchititis is associated with epididymitis in _________ of cases.
- 15-20%
- 15-30%
- 20-30%
- 30-50%
20-30%
Which abdominal vessel does not normally display a waveform above the baseline?
RPV
Which of the following statements regarding the “starry sky” sign is accurate:
- Result of parenchyma fibrosis due to chronic hepatitis
- Indicative of echogenic portal vein walls in acute hepatitis
- Visualized due to coarse echotexture of late-stage cirrhosis
- Describes the impaired visualization of hepatic vessels with fatty infiltration
Indicative of echogenic portal vein walls in acute hepatitis
Upon evaluation of the porta hepatis, only the PV and HA are visualized. What is the likely diagnosis?
biliary atresia
What is the most likely cause of hepatic jaundice?
cholelithiasis
Which of the following vessels will not normally display respiratory phasicity:
- HA
- MHV
- MPV
- LHV
HA
Metastatic spread of disease to the gallbladder most commonly comes from:
A. Liver cancer
B. Melanoma
C. Lung cancer
D. Breast cancer
B. melanoma
Which of the following testicular malignancies has the best prognosis?
Choriocarcinoma
Teratoma
Seminoma
Embryonal carcinoma
Seminoma
Which thyroid vessel is a branch of the external carotid artery?
superior thyroid artery
A 15 year-old male patient arrives to the ER with severe right sided testicular pain. He states that he has had the sudden onset of pain for 14 hours. Upon sonographic evaluation you notice that there is no documentable vascularity to the testicle but there is increased flow in the peritesticular tissues. What surigcal outcome is most likely?
50% probability of recovering the testicle
What is the most common thyroid malignancy?
papillary carcinoma
How does papillary carcinoma metastasize?
through cervical lymph channels
What is the second MC thyroid malignancy?
follicular carcinoma
How does follicular carcinoma spread?
through bloodstream to bone, brain, lung, liver
NOT to lymph nodes
Who gets follicular carcinoma more often?
older women
What cancer makes up 10% of all thyroid cancers?
medullary carcinoma
What kind of cells does medullary carcinoma arise from? What do they secrete?
parafollicular cells which secrete calcitonin
What is a unique sign of medullary carcinoma?
abnormal serum calcitonin levels
What is the most deadly type of thyroid cancer?
anaplastic carcinoma
Who gets anaplastic carcinoma typically?
people over 50
What percentage of thyroid cancers does lymphoma make up?
4%
What kind of lymphoma is most common in the thyroid?
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
What is the relationship between Hashimoto’s disease and thyroid lymphoma?
greater than 90% of those who develop lymphoma originating within the thyroid have Hashimoto’s disease
What causes primary hyperparathyroidism?
An adenoma, carcinoma, or primary hyperplastic PT gland causes increased amounts of PTH to be produced
What are the S&S of primary hyperparathyroidism?
hypercalcemia, hypercaluria
Who gets primary hyperparathyroidism more commonly?
women, 3x more likely, esp. after menopause
What is the MC cause of primary hyperparathyroidism?
adenoma
How large is a PT adenoma?
less than 3 cm
What causes secondary hyperparathyroidism?
chronic renal failure causes inability to synthesize vitamin D which decreases serum calcium level
What zone does prostate cancer MC occur in?
peripheral zone, 25% in central zone
What demographic is at an increased risk of prostate cancer?
African American males
Prostate cancer is the ____ most common cancer in American men.
second
Where does fluid accumulate with a hydrocele?
Between the visceral and parietal tunica vaginalis
What supplies the testes?
deferential artery, cremasteric artery, testicular artery
What drains the testes?
Pampiniform plexus, R testicular vein into IVC, L testicular vein into L renal vein
What is microlithiasis in the testicles?
benign accumulations of calcium in testicular tissue, link to testicular carcinomas
What is the MC cause of orchitis?
chlamydia
What is most often the cause of spermatic cord torsion?
Bell & Clapper deformity
What is the chance of recovering a testicle after 4-6 hours of torsion? 12? 24?
4-6: 90%
12: 50%
24: 10%
When do spermatoceles most commonly occur?
post vasectomy
What is the MC cause of infertility?
varicoceles
Where do the majority of varicoceles occur?
left testicle due to drainage into L renal vein
What is associated with a large right sided varicocele?
Possible renal or retroperitoneal tumor
What causes abscess in the testicle?
untreated epididymo-orchitis
What is the MC extratesticular tumor?
adenomatoid, benign
What are the 3 non-Germ cell tumors?
Leydig, Sertoli, cystadenoma
What is the MC germ cell tumor? 2nd?
1st: seminoma
2nd: mixed germ cell
Who does seminoma typically occur in?
40-50 yo males
Scrotal
What percentage of germ cell tumors does embryonal carcinoma make up?
2-3%
Who does embryonal carcinoma usually develop in?
20-30 yo males
What kind of cells are teratomas made up of?
Cells from all 3 embryologic germ layers
What is the rarest testicular cancer and highly malignant and aggressive?
choriocarcinoma
Who does choriocarcinoma most commonly affect?
25-30 yo males
Why does choriocarcinoma cause a male to have a positive pregnancy test?
high levels of b-HCG
What is the infantile form (< 2 yo) of embryonal carcinoma?
Yolk Sac tumor
What kind of testicular tumors are typically benign with 10% being malignant?
Leydig cell tumor, Sertoli tumor
Who most commonly gets a Leydig cell tumor?
20-50 yo men
What kind of testicular tumor is rare, making up <1% of all testicular cancers?
Sertoli tumors
What is the difference between a juvenile and adult granulosa tumor?
Juvenile is typically benign, adult typically malignant with mets
What hormone do theca cell tumors produce? Are they MC in ovaries or testes?
androgen, MC in ovaries
Lymphoma in the testes usually affects men over what age?
60
What type of hepatitis is treated with antivirals?
Hep C
What is the difference between early and late cirrhosis?
early: hepatomegaly
late: small liver, coarse, caudate enlargement
What are the differences between acute and chronic hepatitis?
acute: decreased echogenicity, echogenic PV walls
chronic: increased echogenicity, hypoechoic PV walls, cirrhotic appearance
What causes an amebic abscess?
Entamoeba parasite
What disease is not found in the US but is the 2nd MC parasitic disease?
schistosomiasis
You have an immunocompromised patient who presents with an ongoing fever and rising WBC count. What is the likely diagnosis?
(liver condition)
hepatic candidiasis
What is another name for an echinococcal cyst?
Hyatid cyst
Who is cavernous hemangioma more common in?
Females
What is the most common benign neoplasm in the liver?
Cavernous hemangioma
What is a focal nodular hyperplasia composed of?
Kupffer cells, hepatocytes, biliary structures
Where does focal nodular hyperplasia arise from?
Areas of congenital vascular malformation
Who is focal nodular hyperplasia MC in?
Women under 40- hormone driven
What is the MC liver malignancy?
Hepatocellular carcinoma
What is associated with development of HCC?
Chronic liver disease ex. Hep B, C, cirrhosis
Aflatoxin exposure
Hepatocarcinogens
HCC is known as hepatoblastoma up to what age?
4 yo, most cases under 1 yo
What is the 3rd most common malignant tumor in children?
Hepatoblastoma