Chapter 7 Pediatric Pelvis Flashcards
Increased in adrenal gland activity seen at the onset of puberty
Adrenarche
Intersexual genitalia
Ambigious gentialia
Irregular flat spots of increased skin pigmentation
Cafe au lait skin pigmentation
Synthetic estrogen to aid in pregnancy maintenance that results in a T shaped uterus in female children
DES
Class of tumors that originate in either the egg or the sperm
Germ cell tumors
Loss of primordial germ cells in the gonads of an embryo
Gonadal dysgenesis
Having both male and female sexual charactertistics
Hermaphrodite
Vascular tumor of the adrenal gland
Pheochromocytoma
Early onset of puberty, usually before 8 years of age
Precocious puberty
Individual with external genitalia of 1 sex and the internal organs of another sex
Pseudohermaphrodite
Nodule projecting from a thickened cyst wall usually ovarian in origin
Rokitansky nodule (dermoid plug)
Start of breast development at the onset of puberty
Thelarche
Genetic syndrome characterized by an X and O chromosome combo resulting in a female with premature ovarian failure and lack of puberty
Turner syndrome
What is the ovarian volume of a female under 5 years old
1 cm (cubed) or less
Ovarian cysts measuring over 9 mm in the first year of life are known as
Macrocysts
The most common lower urinary tract tumor discovered in the pediatric community is
Rhabdomyosarcoma
An infection that can potentially affect ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes and can cause tubo-ovarian abscess, ednometritis, salpingitis, oophoritis, and pelvic peritonitis
PID
What is the most common site of pediatric female genital tract tumors
Ovary
A unilateral tumor that can cause precocious puberty and highly malignant is
Embryonal carcinoma
How long should a prepubertal uterus measure
2.5-3 cm
Fluid in the vagina
Hydrocolpos
Blood in the vagina
Hematocolpos
Fluid in the uterus
Hydrometra
Blood in the uterus
Hematometra
Fluid in both and vagina and uterus
Hydrometrocolpos
Blood in both the vagina and uterus
Hematometrocolpos
