Gynae Cancer Overview Flashcards
Most common type of gynae cancer
Uterine
Rarest type of gynae cancer
Vulval cancer
Surgical removal of ovaries, tubes and ovaries provide curative benefit for ?
Early uterine cancers
Surgical removal of ovaries, tubes and ovaries provide palliative benefit for ?
Advanced uterine cancers
Pelvic lymph node dissections helps with the assessment for need for adjuvant treatment following surgery but do not contribute to survival benefit. True/false?
True
Cervical cancer treatment up to stage 1a2 wanting to preserve fertility?
LLETZ/Cone biopsy
Cervical cancer treatment up to stage 1a2 and completed family?
Hysterectomy
Cervical cancer treatment stage 1b wanting to preserve fertility?
Trachelectomy
Cervical cancer treatment stage 1b and completed family?
Radical hysterectomy
Cervical cancer treatment for more than stage 1b?
Chemoradiotherapy
What is difference between hysterectomy and radical hysterectomy?
Hysterectomy is just uterus and cervix removal, radical hysterectomy is removal of uterus, cervix, parametrium, ovaries, fallopian tubes and top of vagina
What is trachelectomy?
Removal of cervix, parametrium and removal of cuff of vagina (top)
What is treatment for early stage ovarian cancer?
CT,
Staging laparotomy then pelvic clearance: open hysterectomy/Bilateral salpingoophrectomy/infracolic omentectomy
What is treatment for late stage ovarian cancer?
CT, Staging laparotomy then radical debulking as one surgery
Treatment for vulval cancer lesion?
Wide local incision of vulval lesion (1cm free margin beyond the cancer)
