Female Flashcards
Which HPV serotypes cause female genital condyloma?
6 and 11
What histological structure is indicative of being infected by HPV?
Koilocyte
Lichen sclerosis is most often seen in what age group of women?
post-menopausal
What is Lichen Simplex Chronicus?
hyperplasia of (vulvar) squamous epithelium
Is Lichen Simplex Chronicus benign or premalignant? How does it present?
benign
leukoplakia
Which HPV isotypes would vulvar carcinoma be indicative of? What does this result in?
16 and 18
Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN)
What is Extramammary Pagets Disease characterized by?
malignant epithelial cells in the epidermis
What would the two stains of Pagets Disease be?
Keratin +
PAS +
What is adenosis of the vagina?
focal persistence of columnar epithelium in the UPPER 2/3 of the vagina
What embryological layer is the lower 1/3 of the vagina derived from? Epithelial type?
Urogenital Sinus
squamous
What is the upper 2/3 of the vagina derived from? Epithelial type?
Mullerian Duct
columnar
What drug is associated with adenosis?
Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
What is the neoplastic concern for women with diethylstilbestrol associated adenosis?
clear cell ADENOcarcinoma
What is Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma?
malignant mesenchymal proliferation of immature skeletal muscle
WHat is another name for Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma?
Sarcoma Botryoiodes
How does Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma often present?
grape-like mass extending from vagina or penis
What two stains would be present in a Rhabdomyosarcoma?
Desmin and Myogenin
What is desmin?
intermediate filament of skeletal muscle
Where is myogenin usually found?
immature skeletal muscle
What type of epithelium lines the endocervix?
columnar
What type of epithelium lines the exocervix?
nonkeratinized squamous
Is HPV RNA or DNA?
DNA
What are the high risk HPV isotypes?
16/18/31/33
What are the low risk HPV isotypes?
6 and 11
What does CIN I involve?
1/3 thickness
What does CIN II involve?
2/3 thickness
What does CIN III involve?
almost all thick thickness
What does CIS involve?
all thickness
Cervical carcinoma often arises in what age group? What are two ways in which it often presents?
middle-aged women
vaginal bleeding or post-coital bleeding
What is a common cause of death in advanced cervical carcinoma? What type?
hydronephrosis
post-renal failure
What are the two high-yield secondary risk factors for the development of cervical carcinoma?
smoking and immunodeficiency
Antibodies against which HPV isotype protect against condylomas? Protect against CIN?
condyloma = 6 and 11
CIN = 16 and 18
What is Ashermann Syndrome? What does this result in?
loss of basalis of endometrium
amenorrhea
What is Acute Endometritis? What usually causes this?
bacterial infection of endometrium
retained pieces of placenta
The presence of what cell is required to diagnose chronic endometritis? Why?
Plasma cells
lymphocytes are normally present in the endometrium
What drug can cause an endometrial polyp?
Tamoxifen
What is perfect definition endometriosis?
endometrial GLANDS and STROMA outside of uterine endometrium lining
What is the most common site for endometriosis? What does this result in?
ovary
chocolate cyst
How does endometriosis outside of the ovary appear? Where?
yellow-brown ‘gunpowder’ nodules
fallopian tube
What is it called if the uterine myometrium is found to contain endometriosis?
Adenomysis
Endometriosis can cause what life-threatening outcome? Especially where?
carcinoma
ovary
What causes Endometrial Hyperplasia?
unopposed effects of ESTROGEN
How does endometrial hyperplasia commonly present? In what type of patient?
post-menopausal uterine bleeding
obese
What four cancers are Psamomma Bodies indicative of?
Papillary cancer of the thyroid
Meningioma
Papillary serous (ovarian or endometrial) carcinoma
mesothelioma
What protein is commonly deficient during Sporadic Endometrial Carcinoma?
p53
What is a Leiomyoma? What is another name for leiomyoma?
benign neoplastic proliferation of smooth muscle
fibroid
The development of a leiomyoma is related to what?
exposure to estrogen
What layer of the uterus does a Leiomyoma commonly arise from?
myometrium
What is a leiomyosarcoma?
malignant proliferation of smooth muscle cells arising from the myometrium
Do leiomyosarcomas arise from leiomyomas?
no
In what population of women does a leiomyosarcoma often arise in?
post-menopausal
How many lesions are usually present during a leiomyosarcoma?
single
LH acts on what cells? To produce what?
Theca
androgens
FSH acts on what cells? To produce what?
granulosa
estradiol from estrogens
The surge of what hormone causes an LH spike? What is the result?
estrogen
ovulation
What hormone does the corpus luteum secrete?
progesterone
What are the levels of LH and FSH during PCOD?
high LH
low FSH
What is the result of excessive LH production during PCOD? Why?
hirsutism
increased androgens from Theca cells
During PCOD, what does excessive androgen get converted into? Where?
estrone
peripheral fat
High estrone inhibits the release of what hormone? What does this result in?
FSH
cystic degeneration of the follicles
What are the four common presenting symptoms of a woman with Polycystic Ovary Disease?
Obese
Oligomenorrhea
Infertile
Insulin resistance
What are the three cellular layers of the ovary?
surface epithelium
germ cells
sex chord stroma
What is the most common type of ovarian tumor?
surface epithelial tumor
What are the two types of ovarian surface epithelium tumor? Both are usually?
mucinous and serous
cystic
What is the name for a benign surface epithelium ovarian tumor?
cystadenoma
Is a cystadenoma more common in a premenopausal or postmenopausal woman?
premenopausal
What is the name for a malignant surface epithelium ovarian tumor?
cystadenocarcinoma
Is a cystadenocarcinoma more common in a premenopausal or postmenopausal woman?
postmenopausal
BRCA1 mutations carry an increased risk of cancer regarding which two structures in the female genitalia?
serous carcinoma of ovary
serous carcinoma of fallopian tube
What kind of tumor is an endometrioid? Are endometrioid tumors more often benign or malignant?
ovarian surface epithelium
malignant
Are Brenner or Endometrioid tumors malignant? What kind of cancer are these?
Endometrioid = malignant
ovarian surface epithelium
What is the tumor marker for ovarian cancer?
CA-125
What type of ovarian tumor occurs in women of reproductive age?
Germ cell tumor
What are the two tumors of fetal tissue?
cystic teratoma and embryonal carcinoma
What germ cell tumor mimmics Oocytes?
Dysgerminoma
What germ cell tumor mimmics the yolk sac?
enodermal sinus tumor
What germ cell tumor mimmics the placenta?
choriocarcinoma
What is the name for a teratoma composed of ovarian tissue?
struma ovarii
What is the most common malignant germ cell tumor?
Dysgerminoma
What is the male counterpart of a dysgerminoma?
seminoma
What lab value may be elevated during a dysgerminoma?
LDH
What is the most common germ cell tumor in children?
endodermal sinus tumor