gyn onco Flashcards
which is more common vaginal or vulvar cancer?
vulvar cancer
sx of vulvar cancer
vulvar lesion
itching
pain
bleeding
ulceration
is vulvar cancer always symptomatic?
no half the time its not
average age of vulvar cancer
70 yo
diagnosis of vulvar cancer
biopsy
enlarged inguinal nodes
CXR and pelvic CT
why would you do CXR and pelvic CT when evaluating vulvar cancer?
r/o advanced dz or inguinal lymphadenopathy
histology of vulvar & vaginal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
tx of vulvar cancer
surgical
radiation therapy
surgeries for vulvar cancer
wide local excision
radical vulvectomy
inguinal lymphadenectomy
DES exposure, preinvasive dz are RF for what kind of cancer
vaginal cancer
sx of vaginal cancer
early dz asymptomatic
adv has bleeding, mass, foul-smelling, discharge & pain
tx for vaginal cancer?
upper 1/3– partial or complete radical vaginectomy
whole pelvic radiation + brachytherapy
pelvic exenteration
what must you do if a patient has postmenopausal bleeding?
must get endometrial biopsy
most common cause of postmenopausal bleeding
exogenous estrogen & atrophic things
least common cause of postmenopausal bleeding
endometrial hyperplasia
what is the most common gyn malignancy in the US
endometrial cancer
endometrial CA is predominantly dz of…
obese
postmenopausal women of low parity
histology for endometrial CA
epithelial and smooth muscle tumors
epithelial more common
RF for endometrial CA
unopposed estrogen use is biggest one
nulliparity
wt >175
BMI over 29, early menarche, DM, tamoxifen
sx of endometrial CA
abnormal vaginal bleeding!!
bowel or bladder abnormalities
pelvic pain
screening for endometrial CA
US and endometrial biopsy
colon screening
what age do you start US and endometrial biopsy screening for endometrial CA
30-35
what age do you start colon screening for endometrial CA?
20-25 every 1-2 yrs or 5yrs before earliest cancer in family