Cervix, Uterus, Ovaries, Vagina Flashcards
When to start pap smear
Within 3 years of onset of sexual activity
At 21 years old
How often does a woman need to undergo pap smear?
Annually until age 30 then every 2-3 years thereafter if negative for 3 consecutive years
When to discontinue pap smear?
65-70 years old provided that negative for 3 consecutive years
No abnormal results for the past 10 years, no new sexual partner
Post hysterectomy
Management of CIN 1 biopsy result
Repeat cytology at 12 months if previously LSIL
Colposcopy and cytology at 6 months interval for 1 year if previously HSIL
Evaluation for squamous cell abnormalities in Pap smear
Colposcopy
Management of CIN 2,3 biopsy result
Colposcopy, excision or ablation of transformation zone
2nd most common cancer among women
Cervical
Necessary cause of cervical cancer
HPV
Most common type of cervical cancer
Squamous cell CA
Squamous cell CA of the cervix arises from what structure
Ectocervix
Most common symptom in cervical cancer
Vaginal bleeding
Cervical cancer stage where lower 1/3 of the vagina is affected
Stage 3
Cervical cancer stage where it extends beyond the uterus
Stage 2
Cervical cancer stage where there is bladder or rectal invasion
Stage 4
First line combination chemotherapy for cervical cancer
Cisplatin Paclitaxel
Single agent chemotherapy for cervical cancer
Cisplatin
Treatment for stage 1 cervical cancer if not desirous of pregnancy
Hysterectomy
Treatment of cervical cancer from stage 2 onwards
Chemotherapy
Treatment for simple endometrial hyperplasia without atypia for premenopausal and post
OCP x 6 cycles
Treatment for complex endometrial hyperplasia without atypia for premenopausal and post
MPA 10-20mg OD x 14 days
UTS and sample endometrium after 3 months:
Normal- MPA x 12 months
Persistent- increase dose x 3 months then repeat biopsy
Treatment for endometrial hyperplasia with atypia for premenopausal
If desirous of pregnancy: MPA x 3 months then do biopsy after 3 months
Normal: MPA x 12 months
Persistent: increase dose x 3 months then repeat biopsy, if persistent EHBSO
Not desirous of pregnancy- EHBSO
Treatment for endometrial hyperplasia with atypia for postmenopausal
EHBSO
Most common type of endometrial CA
Adenocarcinoma
Stage of endometrial cancer reaching the cervix
Stage 2
Stage of endometrial cancer outside the uterus
Stage 3
Stage of endometrial cancer reaching the bladder
Stage 4
Treatment for endometrial cancer
EHBSO
Chemotherapy if stage 3
Most popular theory for endometriosis
Retrograde menstruation
Classic symptoms of endometriosis
Cyclic pelvic pain and infertility
Classic PE finding in endometriosis
Fixed retroverted uterus with scarring and tenderness posteriorly
Definitive treatment for endometriosis
Hysterectomy
Medical treatment for endometriosis to induce pseudomenopause
Danazol-atrophic changes to implants
GnRH agonists like leuprolide
OCP, NSAID
Aromatase inhibitors like letrozole
Size of the ovaries that may suggest malignancy
> 8cm
Most common cause of simple cystic adnexal mass in the reproductive age
Functional cyst
Most common cause of complex adnexal mass
Benign cystic teratoma
Most common cause of pelvic mass
Pregnancy
This type of ovarian cyst can rupture and cause intraperitoneal bleeding
Corpus luteum cyst