Exam 10 Flashcards
Unilateral, painful cystic lesion at lower vestibule region.
Bartholin Cyst
-Women of reproductive age
Warty neoplasm of of vulvar skin.
Condyloma (acuminatum)
–Due to LR HPV (6, 11)
Leukoplakia with “parchment-like” vulvar skin.
Lichen Sclerosis
- -Thinning of epidermis and sclerosis of dermis
- -Slight increased risk of SCC
Leukoplakia with “thick, leathery” vulvar skin.
Lichen Simplex Chronicus
- -Hyperplasia of vulvar squamous epithelium
- -NO increased risk of SCC
Carcinoma arising from squamous epithelium lining the vulva.
Vulvar Carcinoma
- -Presents as leukoplakia
- -Two major etiologies:
1. HR HPV (16, 18)-women of reproductive age; arises from vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN)
2. Non-HPV related-elderly women; due chronic lichen sclerosis
Erythematous, pruritic, ulcerated vulvar skin.
Extramammary Paget Disease
- -Malignant epithelial cells in the epidermis of the vulva
- -NO association with an underlying carcinoma
Seen in females who were exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero.
Adenosis
–Focal persistence of columnar epithelium in upper vagina
Rare complication of DES-associated vaginal adenosis.
Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma
–Malignant proliferation of glands with clear cytoplasm
Presents as bleeding and a “grape-like” mass protruding from the vagina.
Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma (Sarcoma Botryoides)
- -Malignant mesenchymal proliferation of immature skeletal muscle
- -Children (usually < 5 y/o)
- -Rhabdomyoblast (characteristic cell)
Carcinoma arising from squamous epithelium lining the vaginal mucosa.
Vaginal Carcinoma
- -Related to HR HPV (16, 18)
- -Precursor lesion is Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VAIN)
- -Lymph node spread:
1. Lower 1/3 of vagina: inguinal nodes
2. Upper 2/3: regional iliac nodes
Infection most often involving the endocervix.
Cervicitis
- -Often asymptomatic
- -May manifest with cervical discharge
Infection is usually eradicated by acute inflammation.
HPV
- -HR HPV produce E6 and E7 proteins, which result in increased destruction of p53 and Rb, respectively
- -Persistent infection leads to increased risk of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN)
Invasive carcinoma that arises from the cervical epithelium.
Cervical Carcinoma
- -Middle-aged females (50-60 y/o)
- -Vaginal bleeding, postcoital bleeding, cervical discharge
- -Associated with HR HPV
- -Common subtypes are SCC (80%) and Adenocarcinoma (15%)
Lack of ovulation.
Anovulatory Cycle
- -Estrogen-driven proliferative phase w/o progesterone-driven secretory phase
- -Dysfunctional uterine bleeding during menarche or menopause
Bacterial infection presenting with fever, abnormal uterine bleeding, and pelvic pain.
Acute Endometritis
–Usually due to retained products of conception
Chronic inflammation presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding, pain, and infertility.
Chronic Endometritis
–Characterized by plasma cells (and lymphocytes)
Hyperplastic protrusion of endometrium.
Endometrial Polyps
- -Presents as abnormal uterine bleeding
- -Can arise as a side effect of tamoxifen
Endometrial glands and stroma outside of the uterine endometrial lining.
Endometriosis
- -Presents as dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain
- -“Chocolate cysts” seen with ovary involvement (most common site)
Endometriosis involving the uterine myometrium.
Adenomyosis
Hyperplasia of endometrial glands relative to stroma.
Endometrial Hyperplasia
- -Due to unopposed estrogen
- -Classically presents as postmenopausal uterine bleeding
Malignant proliferation of endometrial glands.
Endometrial Carcinoma
- -Most common invasive carcinoma of female genital tract
- -Two distinct pathways:
1. Hyperplasia-75%; 60 y/o; endometroid; associated with PTEN mutation
2. Sporadic-25%; 70 y/o; seropapillary structure; associated with p53 mutation
Benign neoplastic proliferation of smooth muscle arising from the myometrium.
Leiomyoma
- -Most common tumor in females
- -Related to estrogen exposure
- -Premenopausal women, multiple, enlarges during pregnancy, shrinks after menopause
- -Well-defined, white, whorled masses
Malignant proliferation of smooth muscle arising from the myometrium.
Leiomyosarcoma
- -Arises DE NOVO
- -Postmenopausal women
- -Necrosis, mitotic activity, cellular atypia
Classically presents as a young obese woman with infertility, oligomenorrhea, and hirsutism.
Polycystic Ovarian Disease
- -Characterized by increased LH and decreased FSH
- -Increased risk of endometrial carcinoma