histo gynae Flashcards
PID definition
acending infection from vagina and cervix to uterus and tubes resulting in inflammations and adhesions
complications of PID
ectopic pregnancy ectopic pregnanc tubo-ovarian abscess plical fusion peritonits Fits-High-Curtis syndrome
Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome symptoms and signs
RUQ pain perihepatitis violing string peri-hepatic adhesion
three theories of endometriosis aetiology
- retrograde menstruation 2. metaplastic transformation of coelomic cells 3. lyphatic/ vascular dissemination of endometrial tissue
symptoms of endometriosis
dyspareunia pelvic pain dysmennorhea cyclical PR/ umbilbial bleeding fixed retroverted uterus nodules in vagina/ fornix
macroscopic signs of endometriosis
red-blue to brown nodules “powder burns” chocolate cysts
microscopic signs of endomedtriosis
endometrial glands and stroma
adenomyosis definition
ectopic endometrial tissue deep within myometrium
adenomyosis symptoms
deep dyspareunia HMB dysmenorrhea
signs ofadenomyosis
globular uterus
definition of leiomyoma
benign tumour of smooth muscle origin in femal genital tract
symptoms of leiomyoma
HMB dysmenorrhea pressure effects e.g. urinary frequency
complication of leiomyoma
post partum torsion red degeneration in pregnancy transformation to leiomyosarcoma
what causeses leiomyoma to grow
oestrogen therefore grows in pregnancy and shriks in menopause
PMB is what until proved otherwise
endometrial carcinoma
risk factors for endometrial carcinoma
nullioparity early menarche, late menopause tamoxifen
what type of tumour is in endometrial cancer
adenocarcinoma although may have some squasmous differentiation
how is endometrial cancer staged
FIGO
what is pagets disease of the vulva
adenocarcinoma in situ
what is VIN associated with
HPV16
what is usual type of VIN
warty/ basaloid/ mixed
differnetiated type of VIN
more likely to progress to SCC