gynae patho (incomplete, summarised version) Flashcards
Name some organisms commonly involved in female genital infections
Herpes
HPV
Molluscum congatiosum
Chlamydia trachomatis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Trichomonas
Candida
when do we do chromosomal analysis for spontaneous abortion?
- habitual or recurrent abortions (spontaneous sequential loss of 3 or more pre-viable pregnancies)
- malformed fetus
morphological features of adenomyosis (ectopic endometrial deposits in the myometrium)
sources of infection of placenta
what are the systemic morphological pathologies of toxemia of pregnancy
staging of choriocarcinoma
what are the different types of ovarian surface epithelial tumours + histology
what is adenomyosis
pathogenesis of cervical neoplasia
what are the malignant neoplasms of the vulvar
vulvar in-situ neoplasia (VIN)
squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
paget’s disease of vulva
pathogenesis of complete hydatidiform mole (aka androgenetic mole)
what are the histologic features of endometrial carcinoma
what HPV serotypes are at higher risk for development of cervical cancer
key difference between complete and partial hydatidiform moles
what are sertoli-leydig cell tumours
rare mesenchymal tumour of low grade malignant potential which resembles embryonic testes
what are corpus luteal cysts
morphological features of granulosa cell tumour
- gross: large, focally cystic to solid
- histology:
yellow areas of lipid laden luteinised cells
follicular pattern (call-exner bodies)
cleaved, elongated nuclei (coffee bean)
strong positivity for inhibin
what is pelvic inflammatory disease
symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease
what are the complications of toxemia of pregnancy
modes of spread of malignant ovarian neoplasms
what is an adenomatoid tumour
what are the macroscopic forms of adenomyosis which may occur
- diffuse (more common): deposits are confined to inner part of myometrium; foci of endometrium often brownish in colour
- localised: resembling fibroid but with brownish foci
what is krukenberg tumour
what is a hydatiform mole
what is placenta previa