Exam II Review pt Two Flashcards
Which 3 tissues/organs will you find a PRIMARY choriocarcinoma? (NOT metastatic)
1.Ovaries, 2.Testies, 3.endometrium (c/o a pregnancy or an abortion)
Which 3 tissues/organs will you find a METASTATIC choriocarcinoma?
- Liver 2.Lungs 3.Bone
Which hormone ‘elaborates’ in a choriocarcinoma to help with the diagnosis?
hCG
What is another name for a dermoid cyst? What type of ovarian neoplasia is it?
A benign cystic TERA-TOMA…a Germ cell tumor
What age range are you most likely to see a dermoid cyst?
women YOUNGER then 25 years of age
What is the male homologue tumor that relates to the female Dys-germ-in-oma?
the male Semin-oma
What makes up 1/2 of all malignant germ cell tumors?
Dys-germ-in-oma
When do dysgerminoma’s usually occur?
Childhood (they are radiosensitive)
What are the two homologue ovarian tumors mentioned? What are they homologous with?
1.Dysgerminoma-F & Seminoma-M 2.Endometrial Sinus Tumor-F & Yolk Sac tumor-M
The most common GYN cancer overall is _________ cancer….BUT _______ GYN cancer causes the most deaths.
Endometrial=most common…..Ovarian=most deaths
What are the 4 pairs of Surface Epithelial tumor type=Mimicked tissue?
1.Serous Tumors=Fallopian Tube Epithelium 2.Mucinous Tumors=Endocervial Epithelium 3.Endometriod tumors=Endometrial Glands 4.Brenner tumors= TRANSITIONAL epithelium
What do we call the tumor that metastasizes FROM the G.I. Tract TO the Ovaries???
Kru-Ken-Berg Tumors
What 2 things does a woman usually first have before she has the chance of getting an ectopic pregnancy?
1.Chronic Salpingitis (p.i.d.) 2.Peritubual Adhesions (endometriosis, previous surgeries, leiomyomas)
What is actually undergoing a hydropic degeneration in a hydatidiform mole?
the chorionic villi
What is a placental abnormality marked by trophoblastic proliferation and hydropic degeneration of the chorionic villi?
a hydatidiform mole
What is the most common form of a hydatidiform mole? Which chromosomes do not develop in this circumstance?
a complete mole…the maternal chromosomes are lost during fertilization