Kaplan Path Flashcards

1
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Severe perimenstrual pain and nonfocal thickening of the myometrium. Ultrasound of pelvic organs shows nonfocal thickening of myometrium.

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Adenomyosis

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Characteristic histo of adenomyosis.

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Characterizedby the presence of endometrial glands int he myometrium of the uterus.

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What causes the pain and bleeding in adenomyosis?

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Pain due to cyclic breaking down of glands and bleeding into the myometrium.

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In a patient with amenorrhea, a very shallow vagina, and no obvious uterus and cervix, suspect ___ and look for ____ in the labia that might be abnormal testes?

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Suspect testicular feminization (possibly due to presence of Mullerian Inhibitor Factor during early fetal life).
Look for palpable mass in labia that might be abnomral tests.

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A 26 year old woman presents with hyperthyroid symptoms (normal TSH and inc T4)and a palpable abdominal mass. What does she have?

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Monodermal teratoma form of mature teratoms of the ovary. This form (struma ovarii) produces abundant mature thyroid tissue, typically not under TSH control.

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Most common form of mature teratoma?

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Dermoid cyst

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Suspects _____ in a breastfeeding pt who develops breast tenderness and swelling. Most likely etiology?

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Acute mastoiditis. Staph aureus infection.

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Suspect ___ in a pt with lower abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, adnexal tenderness, and tenderness with cervical motion.

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PID

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PID may be due to what four main infections?

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N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis, vaginal anaerobes, facultative gram(-) rods

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Complications of PID.

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Sterility, ectopic tubal pregnancy, bacteremia, peritonitis, intestinal obstruction.

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In high grade dysplasia of the cervix, dysplastic cells show what?

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  1. High nuclear:cytoplasmic ratio (big nucleus).
  2. Confined to epithelium
  3. Involve full thickness of surface epithelium
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12
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If a pt is lost to followup for 2 years following dx of high grade dysplasia of the cerivx, ___% persist and a small% possibly progress to ___.

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60% persist and a small% possibly progress to invasive Ca.

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13
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Ca of breast that are positive for ER/PR have what prognosis and why? What do positive stains mainfest as?

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Better because they may respond to tamoxifen - an ER antagonist.
(+)=brown stain

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14
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  • Grading of breast cancer is based on ____.
  • Staging is based on ____.
  • HER2 and ER/PR have what value?
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  • Histologic features
  • Distribution of disease
  • Prognostic value (natural h of dz) and predictive value (response to therapy)
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HER2 testing is done to decide whether pts will receive ___ therapy (and its MOA).

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trastuzumab, a MOab (but they are aggressive tumors)

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Name this: A patient presents with a whitish patch or plaque, lump, ulcer, or wart-like growth. Biopsy shows invasion of vulvar dermal-epidermal junction by disordered squamous epithelial cells.

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Vulvar SCCa

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Precursors to Vulvar SCCa

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Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN), condyloma, spontaneous

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18
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Most common predisposing factor for tubal pregnancy.

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PID (also endometriosis, IUD, leiomyoma, and previous pelvic surgery)

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19
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Edema, HTN, proteinuria

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Preeclampsia

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20
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What is HELLP?

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Manifestation of severe Preeclampsia with: Hematuria, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelets

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21
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Etiology of Preeclampsia

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Develops secondary to placental ischemia.

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22
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A girl exhibits precocious sexual development. Suspect what?

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Estrogen secreting tumor, like a Granulosa Cell tumor.

23
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Name the male-hormone secreting tumor of the ovary.

Name the hCG-secreting tumor of the ovary.

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  • Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor

- Choriocarcinoma

24
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Name conditions that increase risk of breast carcinoma by (2x) and (5x)

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2x - Sclerosing Adenosis and Hyperplasia WITHOUT Atypia

5x - Atypical Ductal or Lobular Hyperplasia

25
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Name this: An ulcerating lesion of or near the nipple with malignant glandular cells in the epidermis.

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Paget Disease of the Breast

26
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Name this: Nipple trauma that leads to acute inflammation and necrosis.

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Actue mastitis (…i think it’s fat necrosis)

27
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Name this: subareolar tumor in ducts that causes bloody or serous nipple dicharge.

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Intraductal papilloma.

28
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Name this: poorly circumscribed, rubbery breast mass. Signet cells lined single file or in loose clusters.

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Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

29
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Name this: tend to be benign, large, circumscribed, first breast mass, comprised of epithelial and stromal proliferation.

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Phyllodes tumor

“leaf like”

30
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Increased risk associated with developing invasive breast carcinoma?

  • sclerosing adenosis
  • apocrine metaplasia
  • blue domed cysts
  • duct ectasia
  • fibroadenoma
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  • sclerosing adenosis - yes

- rest: no

31
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What is this:
-Benign mass composed of whorls of smooth muscle cells. May cause abnormal uterine bleeding and anemia, more often in premenopausal women. May show immunoreactivity for smooth muscle actin.

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Uterine leiomyomas

32
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Gastric mucinous adenocarcinomas that have met to (both) ovaries.

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Krukenberg tumors

33
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What is this?
Resected ovarian tissue that shows numerous malignant cells containing cytoplasmic mucin droplets that push aside the nucleus of adenocarcinoma cell

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Signet ring cells (Krukenberg tumors)

34
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Discrete mass with calcifications on mammography. Biopsy shows chronic/prominent multinucleated giant cells, lipid laden histiocytes, and calcification.

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Fat necrosis

35
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Anovulatory cycles cause unopposed _____, leading to what?

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  • unopposed estrogen stimulation

- leading to AUB and disordered proliferative endometrium

36
Q

Endometrial Ca develops in the background of ____, leading to malignant transformation of what?

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unopposed estrogen –> endometrial hyperplasia and atypia –> malignant transformation –> endometrial Ca

37
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What is this and karyotype: Grapelike, multicystic villous, no fetal tissue, 2% risk fo choriocarcinoma development, extremely high hCG levels (N/V).

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Complete mole, 46XX

38
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What is this and karyotype: wide range of villous sizes, often contain fetal tissue, no risk of choriocarcinoma , moderately high hCG levels (N/V).

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Partial mole, 69XXY, 69XXX

39
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Solid, yellow ovarian mass that can produce estrogens, leading to precocious puberty in girls and endometrial hyperplasia and abnormal uterine bleeding in older women.

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Granulosa cell tumor (—> COT to endometrial Ca dt estrogen)

40
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Suspect what? Ovarian mass (usually B9 fibroma), hydrothorax, and ascites

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Meigs syndrome

41
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Type of teratoma: development of Ca in a mature teratoma

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solid mature teratoma with malignant transformation

42
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Type of teratoma: almost always benign, cytstic, mature teratoma usually found in ovaries

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dermoid cyst

43
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Type of teratoma: B9 tumor forming multiple adult like tissue found in ovaries (all ages) and testes (prepubertal males)

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Solid mature teratomas

44
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Type of teratoma: contains tissue resembling embryonal tissues; considered to be potentially malignant

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immature teratoma

45
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40-65 years, bilateral (2/3rds of pts). Surface derived ovarian tumor that is filled with clear fluid and lined by epthelial cells forming papillary fronds.

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Serous cystadenocarcinoma

46
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Name this breast cancer: numerous small invasive glandular structures surrounded by desmoplastic stromal response

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invasive ductal Ca

47
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Name this breast cancer: malignant cells with abundant mucin secretion

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colloid (mucinous) Ca

48
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Name this breast cancer: single file distribution of invasive cancer cells

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invasive lobular Ca

49
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Name this breast cancer: sheets of tumor cells surrounded by abundant lymphoplasmacytic reaction

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Medullary Ca

50
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What is this infection: neonatal conjuctivitis in first 2 weeks of life, pneumonia (6wks-6mo), fever, tachypnea, crackles, wheezing, eosinophilia.

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Chlamydia trachomatis/pneumonia - Sexually transmitted genital infection (mom to baby in vaginal canal)

51
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Characteristic vacuoles containing reticulate bodies seen in epithelial cells

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Chlamydia trachomatis

52
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Women with complex hyperplasia with or without atypia have greater chance of developing endometrial Ca?

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compelx hyeprplasia WITH ATYPIA have higher chance of developing endometrial Ca.
(high mitotic activity, disorganization, nuclear atypia)

53
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Tumor marker for epithelial-derived ovarian Ca (i.e. serous or cystadenomCa). Useful for monitoring what?

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CA-125 useful for monitoring disease recurrence in pts who have been treated with surgery or chemo.

54
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A young woman with oligomenorrhea, infertility, and hirsutism. She has increased LH and low FSH.

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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - multiple ovarial follicular cysts due to her hormone imbalance.