Benign and Malignant conditions of the Vulva and Vagina Flashcards

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Female Pseduohermaphroditism

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  • masculinization in utero of the female terus
  • CAH, exogenous H’s, androgen secreting tumors
  • clitormegaly, hypospadic urethra meatus, malpositioned vaginal orifice
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Male Pseudohermaphroditism

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  • results from mosaicism
  • virtualization and mullerian development
  • AIS (testicular feminization)
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Androgen Insensitivity

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  • def in androgen Rs
  • 46,XY
  • external female phenotypic development
  • testes are undescended
  • mullerian inhibiting substance- absent uterus
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True hermaphroditism

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  • rare

- male and female development externally and internally

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labial agglutination

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  • tx by estrogen cream

- separate labia majora

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fox-fordyce disease

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  • pruritic raised yellow retention cyst in axilla and labi majora/minora
  • from keratin-plugged infl of apocrine glands
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inclusion cyst

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  • most dont require tx
  • mobile, nontender, spherical, slow growing
  • epidermal= most common type of genital yst
  • hair follicles are obstructed
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vulvar varicosities

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  • enlarge, painful in pregnancy

- blue color

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lentigo and nevi

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  • lentigo (freckles)
  • nevi (moles)
  • need to distinguish from melanomas!!!
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Urethral caruncles

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  • small fleshy red outgrowth at distal edge of urethra

- children and post menopausal women

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Vulvar vestibulitis

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  • minor vestibular glands become infected
  • extremely tender!!! erythematous dots
  • severe introital dyspareunia
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sebaceous cyst

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infl blockage of sebaceous gland ducts

-cheesy sebaceous material

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fibromas

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-most common benign solid tumors of vulva!!!

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traumatic lesions of vulva

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  • vulvar hematoma- straddle injury, birth trauma
  • female genital circumcision
  • obstetric related trauma
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Atrophic vaginitis

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  • due to loss of estrogen- menopause, surgical
  • atrophy external genitalia- minora regresses, majora shrinks, loss of vaginal rugae
  • tx- topical estrogen
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Lichen Simplex Chronicus (Squamous Cell Hyperplasia)

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  • local thickening of epit- from prolonged itch!!
  • pruritus!!
  • white/reddish, thickened, leathery, raised surface
  • bx- elongated rete ridges, hyperkeratosis
  • tx- steroid
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Lichen Sclerosis

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  • on vulva of menopausal women
  • can develop SCC of vulva
  • pruritus!!
  • thin, white, parchment like
  • bx- thin epit, loss of rete ridges, infl cells
  • tx- steroid
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Lichen Planus

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  • purplish, polygonal papules
  • vulvar-vaginal-gingival syndrome
  • vulvar burning, severe insertional dyspareunia
  • tx- steroids
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psoriasis

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  • AD

- appears velvety

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Aphthous ulcers

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  • superficial, painful

- common in mouth

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Decubitus ulcer

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-from chronic pressure, moist due to urinary incontinence

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Contact dermatitis

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  • specific irritant!!

- erythema, edema, ulceration

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Vagina- congenital anomalies

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  • imperforate hymen

- transverse or midline longitudinal septum

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vaginal agenesis

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-RKHS (mullerian agenesis)

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adenosis

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  • columnar cells in normal squamous epit-

- DES!!

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gartner’s duct cyst

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  • remnant of wolffian duct
  • lateral walls of vagina
  • most are asx
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Urethral diverticula

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  • projections in ant vagina along post urethra

- can cause TI, dysuria

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inclusion cyst

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  • infolding of vaginal epit
  • post or lateral wall of vagina
  • childbirth
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Bartholin’s cyst

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  • most common vulvovaginal tumor!!!
  • asx
  • bx- rule out bartholin’s carcinoma
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Bartholin’s gland abscess

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  • blockage and accum of purulent material
  • word catheterization
  • marsupialization
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ulvar neoplasms

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  • most are SCC!!!
  • postmenopausal women
  • hx of chronic vulvapriritis
  • VIN (SCC in situ)
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preinvasive cancer of vulva

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  • VIN (SCC in situ)
  • VIN usual-type- HPV, smoking, immunocompromised!!
  • differentiated type IVN- not assoc with HPV pr smoking!!!- assoc with LS
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VIN- sx, tx

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-pruritus!!
-bx!
tx- superficial surgical excision

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Paget’s disease of vulva

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  • postmenopausal
  • also in nipple areas of breast
  • itching, tenderness!!
  • white plaque lesions
  • large pale Paget’s cells
  • local superficial excision
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Squamous cell vulvar carcinoma

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  • postmenopausal, 70-80 yo
  • vulvar lump
  • pruritic, raised, ulcerated, pigmented
  • bx!!!
  • direct extension, lymphatic, hematogenous
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Rare vulvar carcinomas

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  • malignant melanoma
  • verrucous carcinoma
  • bartholin’s gland carcinoma
  • basal cell carcinoma
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malignant melanoma

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  • 2nd most common vulvar cancer

- postmenopausal

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Verrucous carcinoma

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  • variant of SCC
  • cauliflower-like- can be confused with condyloma!!
  • *Radiation is contraindicated- may induce anaplastic transformation!!!
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Vaginal Intraepit Neoplasia (VAIN)

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  • HPV!!!
  • most have prior/coexistent neoplasia of cervix or vulva
  • asx!
  • colposcopic directed vaginal bx!!!
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carcinoma of vagina

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  • 60 yo
  • SCC- most common
  • sx- abnormal vaginal discharge/bleeding, hematuria
  • ulcerative, exophytic growth
  • dx- punch bx
  • tx- radiation or chemoradiation
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normal microecology of vagina

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  • vagina- non keratinized stratified squamous epit

- lactic acid and H2O2- lactobacilli- pH is 3.8-4.2

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factors that alter the protective microflora

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  • abx
  • douching
  • intercourse
  • foreign body
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vaginal discharge- investigation

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  • nitrazine paper- pH

- microscope

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Bacterial vaginosis

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  • most common cause of vaginitis
  • Gardnerella
  • malodorous fishy amine odor
  • clue cells!!
  • KOH-positive whiff test- amine-like odor
  • vaginal pH> 4.5
  • tx- metronidazole
  • not a STI
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis

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  • Candida
  • risk factors- inc estrogen levels, DM, abx, steroid use
  • vulvar pruritus, burning
  • cottage cheese like discharge
  • budding yeast- KOH wet prep
  • pH < 4.5
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Trichomoniasis

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  • 50% asx
  • dyspareunia
  • green-yellow frothy vaginal discharge
  • wet mount- trichomonads, pH> 4.5
  • strawberry cervix!!!
  • tx- metronidazole
  • STI!!!