gynae cancers

Question 1

Leiomyosarcoma

Answer 1

rare

malignant smooth muscle tumour

Question 2

who gets Leiomyosarcoma

Answer 2

> 50

Question 3

Leiomyosarcoma symptoms

Answer 3

abnormal vaginal bleeding, palpable pelvic mass and pelvic pain

poor prognosis

Question 4

uterine cancers treatment

Answer 4

hysterectomy
removal of fallopian tubes and ovaries
pelvic lymph nodes removal

Question 5

cervical cancers treatment

Answer 5

loop excision of cancer
hysterectomy
trachelectomy- removal of cervix

Question 6

vulval cancer treatment

Answer 6

wide local excision
groin nodes dissection- nodes and tissue

Question 7

ovarian cancers treatment

Answer 7

optimal debulking - take it all out

Question 8

radiotherapy for gynae cancers

Answer 8

adjuvant (makes sure all gone after surgery) in endometrial, radical in cervical cancers

Question 9

chemo in gynae cancers

Answer 9

Neoadjuvant (chemotherapy drugs are administered before surgical ) or adjuvant in ovarian, concomitant (with radio) in cervical cancers