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What is PID?

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Infection ascedning from cervix/vag to uterus & tubes (endometritis & salpingitis) causing inflammation and fomration of adhesions

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Most common causative organisms for PID in UK? (2)

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Chlamydia Trachomatis
Neisseria gonorrhea
in other places TB & schisto are common

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Clinical presentation of PID (6)

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Lower abdo pain, fevers, chills
Dyspareunia
Vaginal bleeding/ discharge
adnexal tenderness
Cervical excitation
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Complications of PID (6)

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Infertility
Sepsis
Fitz-hugh-curtis syndrome - peri hepatic adhesions (RUQ pain)
Plical fusion
increased risk of ectopic
chronic pelvic pain
tubo-ovarian abscess
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What is endometriosis?

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Presence of endometrial glands/ stroma outside the uterus

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Common places for endometriosis? (4)

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POD
ovaries
uterine ligament
rectovaginal septum

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Clinical features of endometriosis? (5)

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pelvic pain, dysmennorhhea, reduced fertility, deep dyspareunia
Nodules/ tenderness in vag/posterior fornix/uterus ;
immobile uterus which is retroverted in advanced disease

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What is adenomyosis?

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Presence of endometrial tissue in the myometrium

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Clinical features of adenomyosis (4)

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Deep dyspareunia, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, globular uterus

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What is a leiomyoma (fibroid)?

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benign tumour of SM origin

(most common tumour of the female genital tract) 20% of women > 35 will have

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3 sites where fibroids can be found

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Submucosal
Intra mural
Subserosal
oestrogen dependent - enlarge during pregnancy, regress during menopause

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Macroscopic appearance of fibroids (4)

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Round, discrete, firm, gray/ white tumours of variable size

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Microscopic appearance of fibroids (1)

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Bundles of SM cells

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Clinical features of fibroids (5)

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Reduced fertility
Menorrhagia
dysmenorrhea
pressure symptoms - urgency/freq or tenesmus
Red degeneration of fibroids in pregnancy

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What % of women with PMB will have a malignancy?

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10% - PMB is endometrial cancer unless proven otherwise

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Endometrial cancer is subdivided into which types?

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Endometroid (80%) & non-endometroid (20%)

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Pathophysiology of endometrioid endometrial cancer? (2)

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Related to oestrogen excess
Peri-menopausal women
these are mainly adenocarcinomas (85%) but can show squamous differentiation

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Risk factors for endometroid cancer? (7)

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Oestrogen excess - obesity, anovulatory amenorrhoea (e.g. PCOS), nulliparity, early menarche, late menopause, tamoxifen
Also DM & HTN

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Subtypes of non-endometroid endometrial cancer (3)

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Serous
Papillary
clear cell

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Pathophysiology of non-endometroid endometrial cancer

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Unrelated to oestrogen excess; usually in elderly women with endometrial atrophy

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Normally what type of cells make up the vulva? i.e. normal vulval histology

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Squamous epithelium

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VIN pathology (similar to CIN)

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Dysplasia of epithelium - associated with HPV
graded VIN I, II & III
but progression to invasive disease is lower than for CIN (5%)

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Vulval carcinoma arises from (2) (mainly squamous cell carcinoma)

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VIN

or other skin abnormality e.g. Paget’s of vulva

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Ovarian carcinomas - 3 types

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Epithelial
Germ cell
Sex-cord/ stroma

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Subtypes of ovarian epithelial carcinomas (4)(70%)
``` Serous Mucinous Clear cell Endometriod these are derived from the epithelium that covers the ovary. THey can be benign, borderline, or malignant serous ```
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Characterisitics of serous epithelial ovarian carcinoma (2)
Most common Psammoma bodies mimics tubular epithelium - so columnar
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Characterisitcs of mucinous ovarian carcinomas (2)
Mucin secreting cells - similar to those of endocervical mucosa Or intestinal type metastatic from appendix in some cases causing PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI (fills peritoneal cavity with mucin - compression of organs and scarring) No Psammoma bodies
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Characteristics of endometriod ovarian carcinomas (1)
Mimics endometrium - form tubular glands
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Characteristics of Clear cell ovarian carcionmas (2)
Abundant clear cytoplasm - IC glycogen | HOBNAIL appearance
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Subtypes of germ cell ovarian carcinomas: (3) (20%)
Teratoma Dysgerminoma Choriocarcinoma Derived from germ cells (produce gametes). Usually benign in adults, MALIGNANT in children
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Characterisitcs of a dysgerminoma (1)
Female counterpart of testicular seminoma
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Characteristics of ovarian Teratoma (4)
Can be ecto, meso or endo - mostly ecto Mature teratomas (dermoid cyst): benign; usually cystic e.g. bone, hair, teeth etc. Immature teratomas - MALIGNANT - usually SOLID Contain immature embroyonal tissue
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Characteristics of choriocarcinoma (1)
Secretes hCG
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Subtypes of Sex cord/ stroma tumours (10%)
Fibroma - from cells of ovarian stroma Granulosa-thecal cell tumours Sertoli-leydig tumour
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Characteristics of ovarian fibromas (2)
No hormone production | V. Osmotically active > cause ascites + pleural effusion = MEIG'S syndrome
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Characteristics of granulosa-theca cell tumours (3)
Produce Oestrogen: Look for oestrogenic effects: in children precocious puberty, irregular menses, breast enlargement, endometrial/ breast cancer
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Characteristics of Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours (3)
Secrete androgens: | Look for defeminsation: breast atrophy, virilisation (hirsuitism, deepened voice, enlarged clit)
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Describe the normal cervix histology (3)
Outer cervix = squamous epithelium Endo cervical canal = columnar glandular epithelium Junction between them is the squamous columnar junction (SCJ) AKA transition zone - susceptible to malignancy
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what is CIN? (1)
Dysplasia at the TZ due to HPV 16/18 infection
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Grading of CIN on cytology (3)
Graded mild, moderate or severe dyskaryosis on cytology.
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Grading of CIN on histology (3)
CIN 1 - dysplasia confined to lower third of epithelium CIN 2 - dysplasia lower 2/3rds CIN 3 - Full thickness of epithelium - but BM intact 60- 90% of CIN 1 reverts to normal in 2 yrs , 30% of CIN 3 goes to cervical cancer over 10 yrs
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Risk factors for CIN (4)
``` Early age at 1st intercourse Multiple partners multiparity smoking HIV/ immunosuppression ```
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What is CGIN? How to treat it?
Cervical glandular intraepithelial neoplasia - less common + harder to diagnose on cytology Treatment requires excision of entire endocervix (this can compromise fertility)
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Cervical carcinoma usually arises from what? (1)
CIN
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Types of Cervical carcinoma (2)
``` Mostly squamous (70/80 %) 20% adenocarcinomas, adenosquamous & others ```
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What marks the change between CIN & Cervical cancer?
invasion of BM
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Clinical features of cervical carcinoma (4) (majority of lesions benign - staged using FIGO)
PCB, IMB, PMB, discharge, pain

Pathology (20 decks)

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