Diagnostic tests Flashcards
What are the typical ultrasound findings for endometrioma?
Ground glass echogenicity, no papillary structures with detectable blood flow
What are the histological features of lichen sclerosis?
Epidermal atrophy, dermal inflammation, degeneration of the basal layer
What are the clinical features of lichen sclerosis?
pale white atrophic areas, erosions, narrowed introitus, sometimes purpura - itchy, fragile skin
What is the treatment for lichen sclerosis?
Steroid ointments and creams
What are the histological features of lichen simplex?
epithelial thickening, increased basal mitosis
What are the clinical features of lichen simplex?
Thickened flaky plaques (lichenification), excoriation
What are the histological features of lichen planus?
violaceous plaques
Wickham striae white reticular pattern overlying
Erosive form has glazed areas of erythema and ispainful
What are the histological features of VIN?
epithelial nuclear atypia
increased mitosis
loss of surface differentiation
What are the typical ultrasound findings for a mucinous cystadenoma?
large, multilocular, thin walled septa, varying echogenicity due to mulptiple locules
What is a mucinous cystadenoma?
Benign cystic tumour of the ovary