Cardio/cancer? Flashcards
What does neutrophil mean?
Acute inflammation
Macrophages - late acute inflammation
Lymphocytes and plasma cells - chronic inflammation
Signet ring cells - pathology
Krukenberg tumour
Symptoms of krukenberg tumour
Abdo distension
Fluid thrill
Abdo pain
Serous cyst adenoma
Common general cyst, not cacnerous
Teratoma - prognosis
Good
Another name for germ cell cancer
Mature teratoma
HPV strain for cervical cancer
high risk - 16 and 18
low risk - 11 and 6
PID cause UK
Ascending infection, caused in the UK - chlamydia and gonorrhoea
PID cause in the world
TB
Schistosomiasis
PID symptoms
itPeritonitis
Intestinal obstructions due to adhesions
Bacteremia
Infertility
Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome - adhesion between peritoneal wall and liver
Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome symptoms
Deranged LFTS
RUQ pain
Pelvic pain
HPV virus what does it produce and bind to to cause cancer
e6 - p53
e7 - binds to retinoblastoma
CIN what does it stand for
Grade 3 - entire epithelium
ewti
CIN occurs in which part of the cervix?
CIN vs CGIN
Squamous epithelium - squamous cell carcnoma (80 percent)
Cervical glandular intraepithelial neoplasia - these form adenocarcinomas (20 percent)
What are the two vaccines for HPV?
Gardasil (4 types)
Ceravix (only protects against high risk aka 16 and 18)
Endometrial cancer types and epidemiology
Type 1 - oestrogen dependent, in younger patients, atypical endometrial hyperplasia
Type 2 - less oestrogen dependent, in older patients, atrophic endometerium
pten, kras etc with endometrial cancer
Staging for Endometrial cancer
FIGO staging - learn it
Gestational trophoblastic disease
Hydratiform moles
Choriocarcinoma
???
Complete/partial mole symptoms
very high HCG
HCG is very similar to TSH, hence you get TSH-like symptoms
Spontaneous abortion
2.5 percent = cancerous
Complete mole vs partial mole
Complete mole - sperm fertilisation of empty egg = snowy storm appearnce
Partial mole - 2 sperm + 1 egg - dispermy
Choriocarcinoma
Post abortion????
Theories for endometriosis
Retrograde menstruation - blood goes backwards from period, but this doesn’t explain why you’d get peritoneal deposits
Metaplasia of peritoneu
Chocolate cyst + powder burns seen macroscopically