Chapter 16: Retroperitoneum Flashcards
The retroperitoneal space is the area between the:
posterior portion of the parietal peritoneum and the posterior
abdominal wall muscles.
All of the following structures are located in the retroperitoneum except
the:
Psoas Muscle
Kidney
Aorta
Spleen
Spleen
Para-aortic lymphadenopathy generally displaces the kidney:
Laterally
The length of the normal adult adrenal gland is usually smaller than:
3 cm
Which one of the following is the most common primary adrenal tumor?
Adenoma
The most common adrenal tumor in infancy is the:
neuroblastoma
The most common primary retroperitoneal tumor is:
Lymphoma
A urinoma may be defined as a:
walled-off collection of extravasated urine
The area between the bladder and rectum is called the _____________
space.
Rectovesical
Which one of the following structures is not located in the anterior
pararenal space?
Adrenal Gland
What is ACTH:; hormone secretes from pituitary
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
What is the increase of ACTH resulting from a pituitary tumor
Hyperplasia
What is the central tissue of the adrenal gland
Medulla
What is the outer parenchyma
Cortex
What is the malignacy that is the most common primary retroperitoneal tumor
Lymphoma
What is the condition that is caused by hypersecretion of hormones from the adrenal cortex
Cushing’s syndrome
What is the condition caused by hyposecretion of cortisol and aldosterone
Addison’s disease
What is the benign tumor of adrenal gland that produces hormones that cause hypertension
Pheochromocytoma
What is the most common prmary renal tumor that is a benign nonfunctioning adenoma
Adrenal adenoma
What is the most common malignancy of the adrenal glands in childhood and most common tumor of infancy
Adrenal Nueroblastoma
