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Vulvar mucosa showing Thinned epidermis, Hydropic degeneration of Basal cells, Sclerotic stroma, Dermal inflammation? Benign white plaques?

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Lichen Sclerosus

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Condylomata lata or flat, moist minimally elevated lesions occur in what disease?

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2nd syphilis

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Cells showing perinuclear cytoplasmic vacuolization and wrinkled nuclear contours?

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Koliocytes

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An intraepithelial proliferation of malignant cells that occur in the skin, vulva, or nipple?

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Paget disease

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Vulvar red, scaly plaque caused by proliferation of malignant epithelial cells within the epidermis, positive PAS scan?

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Paget disease

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Curdy white vaginal discharge?

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Candidiasis

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Watery, copious gray-green discharge with infested parasites?

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Trichomonas

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Associated with females whose mothers took Diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy to avoid abortions?

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vaginal adenosis–> Clear cell carcinoma

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embryonal Rhabdomysarcoma in infants or < 5yo manifesting as soft polypoid masses in vagina?

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Sarcoma Botryoides

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What is the MCC of cervicitis?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Postpartum patient with acute cervicitis. MCC?

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Staph or strep

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What is gene has been linked to 20% of cervical cancers (also hamartomatous GI polyps)?

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LKB1

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What is required to diagnose chronic endometritis?

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Plasma cells

**Lymphocytes are normally present in the endometrium

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What is seen on Histology of endometritis caused by either Ct or GC?

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PMN infiltrate in superficial endometrium and glands coexisting with a stromal lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate

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Growth of basal layer of endometrium down into the myometrium?

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Adenomyosis

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What is the consequence on myometrium in adenomyosis?

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hypertrophym + enlarged, globular uterus

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Adenomyosis causes what signs and symptoms?

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Menorrhagia
Dysmenorrhea
pelvic pain
Before onset of menstruation

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Presence of endometrial glands and stroma in location outside the endomyometrium?

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Endometriosis

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What are the 3 theories for Pg of Endometriosis?

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regurgitation->backflow through fallopian tube
Metaplastic-> differentiation of coelomic epi
Vascular or lymph dissemination

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Unlike adenomyosis, Endometriosis tissue is?

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Functional–> undergoes cyclic bleeding

c

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Blood collects in aberant tissue causing Red-Brown nodules or implants, as in “Chocolate cysts” in the ovaries?

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Endometriosis

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Severe dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain from intrapelvic bleeding, and periuterine adhesions?

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Endometriosis

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MCC of Abnormal bleeding in prepubertal patient?

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Precocious puberty 
(hypothalamic, pituitary, ovarian origin)
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MCC of abnormal bleeding in adolescence?

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anovulatory cycles

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MCC of abnormal bleeding in reproductive age?

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Complications of pregnancy
Proliferations (leiomyomas, adenomyosis, polyps)
Anovulatory cycles
Ovulatory dysfxn (inadequate luteal phase)

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MCC of abnormal bleeding in perimenopausal women?

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Anovulatory cycles
Irregular shedding
Proliferations (carcinoma, hyperplasia, polyps)

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MCC of abnormal bleeding in Postmenopausal women?

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Proliferations

Endometrial atrophy

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MCC of anovulatory cycles?

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Hypo-Pit-Adrenal- thyroid dysfxn
Functional ovarian lesion producing Estrogen
Malnutrition, obesity, disease
Severe physical or emotional stress

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Excess Estrogen with little progesterone causes endometrium to appear?

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Gland hyperplasia= estrogen
Stroma scarce= progesterone

**prone to breakdown and bleeding

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How does inadequate luteal phase cause abnormal bleeding?

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Corpus luteum fails to mature= lack of progesterone

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Endometrial hyperplasia is associated with what genetic abnormality?

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PTEN inactivation

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Endometrial neoplasm associated with excess estrogen + endometrial hyperplasia in perimenopausal women?

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Endometrioid cancer

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Endometrial neoplasm arising from endometrial atrophy in postmenopausal women?

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Serous cancer

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What syndrome is associated with development of endometrioid carcinoma?

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Cowden syndrome= PTEN mutation

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Endometrial neoplasm showing tufts and papillae rather than glands with positive immunohistochemistry for p53?

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Serous carcinoma

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What are some risk factors for Endometrial hyperplasia?

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Anovulatory cycles
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Estrogen producing tumor
obesity
estrogen without progestin
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Most common benign tumor in females or reproductive age, > in blacks, FIRM, hormone responsive?

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Leiomyoma

**aka= Fibroids because “firm”

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Sharply circumscribed, firm, gray-white masses with characteristic “Whorled cut surface.” often multiple occurring in premenopausal women?

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Leiomyomas

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Soft, hemorrhagic, necrotic mass in post menopausal women?

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Leiomyosarcoma

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What are the organisms that can cause transplacental fetal infections?

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TORCH
toxoplasmosis
other infections
rubella
CMV
herpes
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What pregnancy conditions are associated with elevated hCG?

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Hydatidform mole
Invasive mole
Choriocarcinoma

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Cystically dilated, chorionic villi, appearing grossly as grape like structures?

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Hydatidiform mole

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What is the difference btwn complete and partial hydatidiform mole?

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Complete: not compatible with embryogenesis and never contain fetal parts (villi are diploid)
Partial: compatible with embryo formation, contain fetal parts, Triploid

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Lesion arising from Hydatidiform mole manifesting as bloodym brownish discharge accompanied by rising Beta hCG in blood and urine?

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Choriocarcinoma

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What cells are seen in microscopic choriocarcinoma?

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Anaplastic cuboidal cytotrophoblasts and syncytiotrophoblasts

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Indolent, tumor of intermediate trophoblasts that produce HPL and do not respond to chemo well?

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Placental site trophoblastic tumor

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Pt in 3rd trimester (24-25wk) with HTN, proteinuria, and edema?

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Pre-eclampsia

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What makes pre-eclampsia –> eclampsia?

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addition of seizures or convulsions

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Disease triggered by Insufficient maternal blood flow to placenta secondary to inadequate remodeling of spiral arteries of uteroplacental vascular beds?

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Pre-eclampsia

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Caused by impaired vascular remodeling by trophoblasts, where the musculoelastic walls are retained, and channels remain narrow?

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pre-eclampsia

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What are the consequences associated with Pre-eclampsia?

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Placental infarction= chorionic hypoperfusion
HTN=reduced PGs and increased TxA2
Hypercoag= endothelial dysfuxn
End organ failure= Kidney + liver
HELLP syndrome= elevated Liver enzymes + low platelets

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Placental consequences of Pre-eclampsia?

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Infarcts
Retroplacental hemorrhage
Premature maturation of placental villi
Fibrinoid Necrosis= Foam cells in vessels

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What are the MC reasons women seek evaluation of breast lumps?

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40%= Fibrocystic change 
7%= fibroadenoma 
10%= cancer
54
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MC breast abnormality in premenopausal women, multifocal, ill defined, diffusely increased densities and discrete nodules on mammography. Usually appearing as Brown or Blue domed cysts +- micro calcifications?

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Non-proliferative Fibrocystic change

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Epithelial hyperplasia in breasts in recognized by the presences of what?

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2+ cell layers (epithelial layer + myoepi cells)

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Fibrocystic change marked by intralobular fibrosis and proliferation of small ductules and acini?

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Sclerosing adenosis

**increased risk for cancer

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Hard rubbery lesion, with proliferation of luminal spaces lined by epithelial cells and myoepithelial cells. Glands are back to back, stromal fibrosis which compresses the ducts/acini and appears similar to carcinoma?

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Sclerosing adenosis

**differentiated from carcinoma by PRESENCE of myoepithelial cells

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Features of fibrocystic change that is associated with 1.5-2x and 5x increased risk for Breast Carcinoma in BOTH breasts?

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1.5-2–> ductal papillomatosis, sclerosing adenosis

5x–> atypical hyperplasia (ductal or lobular)

59
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Acute mastitis acquired during early weeks of nursing is MCC by?

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S. aureus

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Non-bacterial chronic inflammation of breasts associated with insipissation of breast secretions in main excretory ducts. Ducts ruptures= masses and nipple retractions in women 40-60 yo?

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Mammary duct ectasia (plasma cell mastitis)

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Ducts filled with granular debris, PMNs, foam cells, Prominent Lymphoplasmocytic infiltrate and occasional Granuloma in periductal stroma?

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Mammary duct ectasia

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Sharply localized, tender mass, with necrosis surrounded by PMNs, giant cells, and may develop calcifications?

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Fat necrosis= trauma

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30yo with solitary, discrete, mobile breast mass that enlarges during menstrual periods?

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Fibroadenoma

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Breast mass with loose fibroblastic stroma containing ductlike, epithelium lined spaces of various shapes and sizes. Tissue lined by epithelial and myoepithelial cells?

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Fibroadenoma

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Neoplastic growth of epithelial covered glands and leaflike stromal elements?

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Phyllodes tumor

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Premenopausal women with solitary mass found in lactiferous ducts of sinuses causing BLOODY nipple discharge, nipple retractions?

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Intraductal Papilloma

**Benign= covered by both epi & myoepi layers

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What are some of the risk factors for breast cancer?

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Age
FHx/ Genetics 
Menstrual Hx: early menarche or late menopause
Pregnancy: early/ late 1st, Nulliparous 
Benign breast lesions 
Obesity 
Exogenous estrogens
Cigarettes
68
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What genetic factors are associated with Breast cancer?

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HER2/NEU
BRCA 1/2
Li Fraumeni syndrome
Cowden syndrome
Ataxia telangiectasia
69
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What are the MC locations of breast tumors? (Specific)

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Upper Outer Quadrant (50%)

Central (20%)

70
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MC invasive breast cancer?

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Invasive Ductal carcinoma

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DCIS with high grade nuclei and Extensive Central Necrosis + calcifications?

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Comedo subtype DCIS

72
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Breast mass causing ductlike spaces, central necrosis, and calcifications?

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DCIS

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Extension of DCIS up the lactiferous duct into skin of nipple?

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Paget disease of nipple

**50% signify underlying Carcinoma

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Uniform breast mass, loosely cohesive clusters, intracellular mucin vacuoles, NO calcifications, may lead to invasive carcinoma in Either breast?

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LCIS

75
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Process by which invasive ductal carcinomas replace normal breast tissue and form hard, palpable mass?

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Desmoplastic response

76
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Invasive breast cancer more likely to spread to Cerebrospinal fluid, serosal surfaces, GI, ovary, uterus, and Bone marrow?

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Invasive Lobular carcinoma

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Invasive breast cancer with cells producing abundant quantities of extracellular mucin. Often appear as wll circumscribed soft/ gelatinous masses?

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Colloid carcinoma

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Breast lesion showing highly pleomorphic cells growing in cohesive sheets and are associated with prominent reactive infiltrates of Lymphocytes and Plasma cells?

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Medullary breast carcinoma

79
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What are the implications for a breast tumor with HER2/Neu over expression?

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Poor prognosis

Trastuzumab therapy

80
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Male with breast lesion showing epithelial hyperplasia of ducts, NO lobules, Button-like subareolar swelling. MCC?

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Gynecomastia= Hyperestrinism 
MMC= Cirrhosis--> inability to metabolize estrogen
Klinefelter syndrome
Anabolic steroids
Old age
81
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MC disorder of fallopian tubes is inflammation caused by?

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PID

82
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MCC of salpingitis?

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GC (declining)
Non GC (Rising)
Ct + Staph + Strep (postpartum)

83
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What is a complication of PID related to fallopian tubes?

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Inflammation= adherence = tuboovarian abscess

Adhesion of tubal plicae = Increased Risk of ECTOPIC pregnancy

Sterility

84
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Primary adenocarcinoma of the fallopian tubes in increased in women with what?

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BRCA mutation

85
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Multiple small cysts, develop subjacent to serosal covering of ovary. Caused by non-rupured follicle?

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Follicle or luteal cysts

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WHat is Stein Leventhal syndrome?

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Polycystic ovarian disease caused by Excess androgens and estrogens

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Teenage girls or young adults present with Oligomenorrhea, hirsutism, infertility, Obesity?

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PCOD= Stein Leventhal sydnrome

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Large ovaries, gray/white, smooth outer cortex, studded subcortical cysts?

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PCOD

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Ovary histology showing: thickened, fibrotic ovarian capsule overlying innumerable cystic follicles lined by Granulosa cells + hyperplastic theca interna?

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PCOD

90
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What is the principle biochemical abnormalities in PCOD?

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HIGH Androgens
High LH
LOW FSH

91
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What causes hormonal imbalances in PCOD?

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Ovaries makes excess androgens= converted to Estrogen Peripherally by ADIPOSE= inhibit FSH

92
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MCC ovarian tumor?

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Suface epithelial tumors= 65-70%
Germ cell= 15-20%
Sex cord/stomal = 5-10%
Metastasis= 5%

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Pg of ovarian surface epithelial tumors?

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Repeated ovulation and scarring= epithelial cells form cysts= metaplasia= dysplasia

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What are the important risk factors for Ovarian cancer?

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Nulliparity
FHx
Germline mutations of suppressor genes
**prolonged oral contraceptives may lower Risk

95
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MC tumor of Ovarian epithelial?

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Serous
Mucinous 
Endometrioid 
Clear cell
Brenner 
Cystadenofibroma
96
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MC germ cell tumors?

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Teratomas
Dysgerminoma
Endodermal sinus tumor
Choriocarcinoma

97
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Benign Serous ovarian tumors are associated with what genetics?

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KRAS
BRAF
ERBB2 mutations

98
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Serous ovarian carcinomas are 96% associated with what genetics?

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TP53 mutations

99
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Ovarian biopsy: Bilateral, spherical, cystic structures lined by Columnar cells, and Psammoma bodies?

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Benign serous ovarian tumor

100
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What is the Krukenberg tumor?

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metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma from GI

101
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Ruptured ovarian cysts causes pseudomyxoma peritonei?

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Mucinous tumor

102
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Ovarian cyst showing formation of tubular glands lining the space with PTEN mutations?

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Endometrioid tumors

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Ovarian tumor in 2-3rd decades, with Gonadal Dysgenesis, solid gray masses, with Sheets or cords Clear Cells separated by scant fibrous stands?

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Dysgerminoma

** may contain Lymphocytes + Granulomas

104
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Ovarian tumor that is Small, hemorrhagic focus with two types of epithelium: cytotrophoblasts and synctiotrophoblasts?

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Choriocarcinoma= Malignant

**early/ wide mets + primary focus may degenerate

105
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Ovarian tumor MC in post-menopauasal, gray/yellow, with mixed cells in cords or sheets and CALL-EXNER BODIES?

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Granulosa-theca cell tumor

106
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Ovarian tumor elaborating large amounts of estrogen and may promote breast or endometrial cancer?

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Granulosa- theca cell tumor

107
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Dermoid cyst found on routine radiographs with foci of calcification, may produce infertility, and can undergo torsion?

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Benign Cystic Teratomas

108
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Ovarian tumor that is Bulky, solid, necrotic with foci of neuroepithelial differentiation and metastasize widely?

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Immature Malignant Teratoma

109
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Immature thyroid tissue located in ovary, that can produce signs of hyperthyroidism?

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Struma ovarii

110
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Surface epithelial ovarian tumors usually present as?

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Pain
GI complaints
Urinary frequency

111
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What is the marker protein for tracking epithelial ovarian tumors?

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CA-125

112
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Asherman syndrome?

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2nd amenorrhea due to loss of Basal layer of Endometrium

113
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Dysfunctional uterine bleeding during Menarche and Menopause caused by presence Estrogen without Progesterone?

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Anovulatory cycle

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