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6 disorders that can affect the vulva

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V-vulvitis
I- imperforate hymen in children
I-impeding secretions and menstrual flow later in life
P- Painful Bartholin cysts

N- non neoplastic epithelial disorders
C-carcinomas

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Vulvitis is most often related to STDs T/F

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T

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What organisms are typically related to sexually transmitted vulvitis

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HPV
HSV1 AND 2
Gonoccocal suppurative infections
Syphillis
Candida

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Condyloma acuminata is also known as?
Caused by?
What strains?

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Anogenital/genital warts
HPV
6 and 11

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Treponema pallidum causes syphillis in which there is soft painful chancroid T/F

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F…it causes hard painless chance
Soft painful is caused by H.ducreyi

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The two types of dermatitis seen in vulvitis

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Contact irritant dermatitis
Contact allergic dermatitis

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Contact irritant dermatitis

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Most common cause of vulvar pruritus
Presents as a well defined, erythematous weeping with crusting papules and plaques
May be a reaction to urine, soaps detergent, antiseptics or alcohol

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Contact allergic dermatitis

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Same as Cid
From allergy to perfumes, additives in creams soaps etc
Resolves with steroid use

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Non neoplastic epithelial disorders

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Consists of lichen sclerosus and lichen simplex chronicus
Both may appear macroscopically as leukoplakia

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What is Lichen sclerosus

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A non neoplastic epithelial disorder chxd by atrophic epithelium and dermal fibrosis which leads to an increased risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma

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What is lichen simplex chronicus

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A non neoplastic epithelial disorder chxd by a triad of SEE
Epithelial thickening
Expansion of stratum granulosum(CLOGS)
Surface hyperkeratosis
There is no increased predisposition of cancer but often present at margins of established cancer.

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Tumors of the vulva

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Condyloma lata and alumina
High grade VIN

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Condyloma lata

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Not common
Flat moist, minimally elevates lesions
Secondary to syphillis
Going due to treatment

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Treatment of condyloma lata

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Benzathine penicillin

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Condyloma acuminata

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More common
Also called anogenital warts
Significant chx- Perinuclear cytoplasmic vacuolisation
Not really precancerous

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High grade Vulval intraepithelial neoplasms

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90% are HPV related, younger people
90% are SCC
10%are non hpv related seen in older women
Ass with lichen sclerosus or other inflammatory conditions

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Microscopically, extramammary paget’s disease of the vulvar is chxd by

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Red scaly plaques chxd by spread of malignant cells within the epithelium , occasionally with invasion of underlying dermis

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The vagina is most often the site of primary disease. T/F

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F..rather it’s typically involved in the spread of infxn or cancers from vulva cervix etc

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Primary disorders of the vagina include

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Congenital anomalies
Vaginitis
Primary carcinomas

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Congenital anomalies of the vafina include

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Total absence of vagina
Separate or double vagina
Congenital small lateral Gartner duct cysts

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What are Gartner duct cysts

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Cysts formed from remnants of Wolffian ducts in females

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In adults, primary gonorrheal infection of the vagina is quite common T/F

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F….it’s not common but may occur in newborns due to infected mothers

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Vaginitis is typically caused by 2 organisms. Name them

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Trichomonas vaginalis
Candida albicans

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Vaginitis caused by T.vaginalis is chxd by

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Green watery copious discharge that is foul smelling.
Flagellated organism seen on microscopy
Part of normal flora so typically involves sti of new aggressive strains

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Vaginitis caused by Candida albicans typically involves
Curdy white discharge Also part of NF
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Non specific atrophic Vaginitis
Seen in post menopausal women Preexisting atrophy due to loss of estrogen
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Vaginal epithelial neoplasia is associated with hpv infxn like vulval t/f
T
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Vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma is typically encountered in
Young women whose mothers took diethystilbestrol a synthetic estrogen, during pregnancy 1in 1000 of those exposed in utero
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Vaginal adenosis is chxd by
Small glandular inclusions in vaginal mucosa that appear as red glandular foci lined by mucus secreting cell
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Vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma typically arises from?
Vaginal adenosis
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What is typically referred to as the seat of disease in females
Cervix
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At birth, the squamous cell epithelium of the exocervix meets the columnar epithelium of the endocarditis at the external os. T/f
T
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In young women, the squamocolumnar junction lies?
Visibly On the exocervix...extropion
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Regeneration of the squamocolumnar jxn leads to formation of the
Transformational zone
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What are nabothian cysts
They are cysts formed due to the blockage of the orifices of endocervical glands in the transformation zone as a result of epithelial oergrowth
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Most common Causative agent of cervicitis
C.trachomatis(40%) ....followed by N.gonorrhea Others include staph strep E.coli HS genitalis HPV T.vaginalis candida
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The most successful SCREENING test for cervical cancer ever developed
Pap smear
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Although the incidence of cervical cancer is said to have plummeted, the incidence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia has increased to more than 50000 yearly. Why
This is because the pap smear is useful for screening and as such early detection prevents the cin from progressing to cancer However the cause of the cancers have not been curbed or tackled yet and thus the increasing incidence of the precursor
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Nearly all invasive cervical SCC arise from epithelial CIN and vice versa
False. It doesn't occur vice versa Only a fraction of cases of CIN progress to invasive carcinoma
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Risk factors for cervical cancer
Early age at first intercourse Multiple sexual partners Male partner with multiple sexual partners Persistent infxn by high risk HPV Other influences like cigarette smoking Immunodeficiency
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High risk HPv strains include
16, 18, 45, 31 Viral dna integrates into host genome and expressses E6 and 7 which inactivate p53 and RB respectively
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Low risk Hpv
6,11,42,44 Vaccine effective
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The invasive carcinomas of the cervix include
SCC -75% Adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma -20% Squamous cell neuroendocrine carcinoma -5%
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Glandular lesions are well detected by pap smear as well. T/f
F
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Typical presentation of symptomatic cervical tumors
Unexpected vaginal bleeding Leukorrhea Painful coitus Dysuria PLUD
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Most effective method of cervical cancer prevention
Detection of precursors by cytoloic exam(CIN) and their eradication by laser vaporisation or cone biopsy
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Barrel cervix is a typical presentation of
Invasive carcinomas especially adenocarcinoma
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What is pelvic inflammatory disease
An infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system including the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries and inside the pelvis
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Endometritis
Typically seen with PID Could be acute or chronic Causes include ' foreign bodies or retained tissue from miscarriage Both of which act as nodes for infection
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Acute endometritis
Predominantly neutrophils Frequently due to N.gonorrhea and C.trachomatis
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Chronic Endometritis
Primarily lymphoplasmocytic Due to TB 'granulomatous endometritis
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Clinical presentation of endometritis
E Ectopic pregnancy N D O- Abdominal pain M- menstrual abnormalities E T R I-infertilty T- Fever I S
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What is adenomyosis
Growth of the basal layer of the endometrium down into the myometrium leading to thickening of uterine wall
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Because they are derived from the stratum basalis, they do not undergo cyclical bleeding but may produce menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea and pelvic pain. What are we referring to?
Adenomyosis
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What is endometriosis
Chxd by endometrial glands and stroma in a location outside the endometrium May present as a pelvic mass filled with degenerating blood
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Tell me about Samson's theory of retrograde menstruation 🩸
Also known as the regurgitation theory. It proposes that endometriosis occurs due to menstrual backlog through the fallopian tubes, ovaries and other parts of the peritoneal cavity with subsequent implantation. That the menstrual endometrium is viable and survives when implanted into the aawall . The hormonal changes of the menstrual cycle then affect the misplaced endometrial tissue causing it to grow, become inflamed and breakdown with no way to flow out and thus becomes trapped in the pelvis This then brings about irritation, scar formation, adhesions, dysmenorrhoea and fertility problems
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The 4Ds of endometriosis
Dysmenorrhoea Dyschezia Dysuria Deep dyspareunia(painful intercourse) Pelvic pain
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Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Abnormal bleeding in the absence of a well defined organic lesion in the uterus Failure of ovulation-increased estrogen Inadequate luteal phase- decreased progesterone Contraceptive induced bleeding-decidua like stroma Endomyometrial disorders like chronic endometritis, endometrial polyps,leiomyomas
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Endometrial hyperplasia
Increase in estrogen leading to increase in size of endometrial gland greater than 10mm
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3 types of endometrial hyperplasia
Simple Complex Atypical
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Risk of developing uterine carcinoma is dependent on the severity of hyperplasia changes. T/F
T
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Endometrial polyps
Sessile i.e no stalk attached at base, usually hemispheric Occurs most commonly at menopause Rarely gives rise to cancer
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Commonest causes of abnormal uterie bleeding
Fibroid Adenomyosis Polyps*
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The commonest benign tumor of the fgs
Leiomyoma
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About leiomyomas
30-50% of women during reproductive life Often referred to as fibroid because of firmness Estrogen and oral contraceptives stimulate their growth and this they shrink postmenopausal Most frequent manifestation- menorrhagia with or without metrorragia.
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Liomyosarcomas
Typically solitary tumors that arise de novo from mesenchymal cells of the myometrium Frequently soft, hemorrhagic and necrotic Diagnostic factors- tumor necrosis, cytology atypical and mitotic activity
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Endometrial carcinoma is the most frequent cancer in the Female genital system in the U.S and other western countries. T/f
T
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Endometrial carcinoma
Due to endometroid excess in perimenopausal women Risk factors include HTN, obesity, infertility, DM Similar to normal endometrial gland
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The two familial cancer syndromes associated with endometriosis
Hereditary non polyposis colon cancer syndrome- lynch syndrome Cowdens syndrome 'mutations in PTEN
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Serous carcinoma
Endometrial atrophy in postmenopausal women(decreased estrogen) Predominantly p53 mutations Rarely PTEN
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The first clinical indications of all endometrial carcinomas
Marked leukorrhea and Irregular bleeding

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