Male Pathology Flashcards
Hypospadias
Urethra exits on ventral aspect of penis
Correct w/ surgery
Epispadias
Urethra Exits on dorsal aspect of penis
Balantis
Inflammation of glans
Balonoposphitis
Inflammation of foreskin
Phimosis
Foreskin can’t be retracted, surgical removal
Neoplasms of the penis
Squamous cell
Poor hygiene in uncirc males
Smoking/ HPV = risk
Different types of scortal enlargement
- Unrelated to testes
- Lympatic drainage
- Tumors/infections/idio
Types of lymphatic drainage to the tunica vaginalis
- Hydrocele - serous
- Hematocele - blood
- Chylocele - lymph
Cryptorchidism and complications
Testes fail to descend
- Epididymitis and orchitis are potential inflammatory consequences
- Orchitis due to mumps
Testicular Neoplasms
- Seminoma - slow, don’t spread, treatable
2. Nonseminoma - Embryonal Carcinoma vs Teratoma
Embryonal Carcinoma
Hemorrhagic mass, more invasive, poor prognosis
Teratoma
Evil Twins - multiple types of tissue b/c from germ cells
Types of prostatitis and CF
- Actue bacterial prostatitis - fevers/chills/dysuria
- Chronic bacterial prostatidis - dysuria/backpain/perineal pain
- Chrnoic nonbacterial prostatitis - back pain
Features of BHP and consequences
- Proliferation of prostatic tissue
- Prostate enlarges under influence of DHT
- In transitional zone, BHP = Nodular, problems w/ urination
TX w/ Drug that blocks DHT (5-a-reductase)
Pathogenesis of Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Androgens, heredity, environment, mutations