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Ovarian Disease Flashcards

1
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What are the two most common types of pathologies of the ovaries?

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Cysts and tumors

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How, generally, do ovary diseases present?

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  • Adnexal masses
  • Abdo pain/enlargement
  • Abnormal uterine bleeding
  • Bowel/bladder s/sx
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What is the order of incidence for cancer of the Gyn in the US? (3)

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  1. Endometrial
  2. Ovarian
  3. Cervical
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What is the most common gyn cancer worldwide?

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World = cervical

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What is the order of prognosis for cancer of the Gyn? (3)

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  1. Endometrial (best)
  2. Cervical
  3. Ovarian (worst)
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6
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What are the three major pathologies of the ovaries?

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  • Cysts
  • Benign tumors
  • Malignant tumors
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What is the most common ovarian mass in young women?

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Follicular cysts

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What are follicular cysts?

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Distention of an unruptured graafian follicle. Usually regresses spontaneously

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What is the significance of follicular cysts?

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Insignificant unless lining granulosa cells secrete estrogen, causing endometrial hyperplasia

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What are corpus luteum (granulosa luteal) cysts?

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Cystic enlargement of corpus luteum with central hemorrhage.

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What is the significance of corpus luteum cysts?

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If ruptures, causes peritoneal reaction with fibrosis and hemorrhage mimicking endometriosis

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True or false: corpus luteum cysts usually regress spontaneously

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True

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Rupture of corpus luteal cysts often mimic the s/sx of what other disease?

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Endometriosis

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What are the gross characteristics of corpus luteum cysts?

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Central area of hemorrhage/necrosis

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What are theca-lutein cysts?

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Cysts that arise from hCG stimulation from a mole. Presents a risk of hemorrhage.

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True or false: theca-lutein cysts are often unilateral and singular

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False- bilateral and multiple

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What disease are theca-lutein cysts associated with? (2)

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Choriocarcinoma and moles

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What are the histological characteristics of theca-lutein cysts?

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Luteinized cells forming the inner cysts lining with adjacent surrounding theca cells

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What are hemorrhagic cysts? Prognosis?

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Blood vessel rupture in cyst wall, causing cyst growth with blood retention

Usually self resolving

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20
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What are dermoid cysts?

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Mature, benign teratomas of germ cell line (germ cell tumor)

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What is the most common ovarian tumor in women 20-30 years old?

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Dermoid cysts

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What are the odd characteristics about dermoid cysts?

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Contains elements from all three germ layers

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23
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What are struma ovarii?

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Dermoid cysts that has functional thyroid tissue, causing hyperthyroidism

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What are the presenting s/sx of dermoid cysts?

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Pain d/t ovarian enlargement or torsion

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What are endometrioid cysts? Characteristics?

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Endometriosis within ovary with cyst formation that varies with menstrual cycle

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26
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What are “chocolate cysts”?

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Endometrioid cysts that are filled with dark, reddish-brown blood

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27
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What percent of ovarian tumors (for women ages 20-45) are benign?

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80%

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28
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Why is there usually poor prognosis with ovarian neoplasms? Where does it fall in terms of cancer deaths?

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Usually caught late

5th largest cause of cancer deaths

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What are the s/sx of ovarian neoplasia?

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  • Abdominal pain
  • Distention
  • GI/GU complaints
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30
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What are the risk factors for ovarian neoplasms? (3)

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  • BRCA1 or 2 mutations
  • Family h/o
  • Nulliparity
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31
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Whom does ovarian carcinoma usually affect?

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Women 45-65 yo

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32
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Which increases the risk for ovarian cancer: nulliparity or multiparity?

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Nulliparity

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33
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What are ovarian neoplasms classified on?

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Cell origin

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34
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What is the most common ovarian neoplasm origin?

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Surface epithelium (70%)

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35
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What are serous cystadenomas?

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Benign adenomas of the ovary.

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36
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What is the most common ovarian tumor?

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Serous cystadenomas

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37
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In whom do cystadenomas usually occur?

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20-50 years

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38
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What is the malignant form of cystadenomas?

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Cystadenocarcinomas

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What are the characteristics of serous cystadenomas?

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Single, Thin walled cystic masses with serous fluid

40
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What is the epithelium that lines cystadenomas?

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Fallopian like epithelium (tall, ciliated secretory columnar)

41
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True or false: cystadenomas are commonly unilateral

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False-bilateral

42
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What is the type of epithelium of fallopian tubes?

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Tall, ciliated secretory columnar

43
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Are mucinous cystadenomas usually single or multiloculated?

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Multiloculated

44
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Are mucinous cystadenomas usually unilateral or bilateral? Large or small?

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Unilateral

Large

45
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What is the epithelial lining of mucinous cystadenomas?

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endocervical epithelium (tall, mucus secreting columnar epithelium)

46
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Are mucinous cystadenomas or serous cystadenomas more likely to become malignant?

47
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In whom do mucinous cystadenomas usually occur?

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30-60 years old

48
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What is an endometrioma?

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Mass arising from growth of ectopic endometrial tissue

49
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What are the presenting s/sx of endometrioma? (3)

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Pelvic pain
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspareunia

50
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How do endometriomas usually present on US?

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Complex mass

51
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What are Brenner tumors?

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Uncommon adenofibroma with nodules of transitional type epithelium in a dense fibrous stroma

52
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Uncommon adenofibroma with nodules of transitional type epithelium in a dense fibrous stroma = what ovarian tumor?

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Brenner tumor

53
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What is the epithelium of Brenner tumors?

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Transitional epithelium in a dense, fibrous stroma

54
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What are the gross characteristics of Brenner tumors?

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Pale-yellow-tan in color, and appears encapsulated

55
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What are the histologic characteristics of Brenner tumors with H and E staining

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Transitional epithelium + Coffee bean nuclei

56
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Coffee bean nuclei in the thyroid = ?

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Papillary thyroid carcinoma

57
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Are brenner tumors benign or malignant? Unilateral or bilateral?

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Benign

Unilateral

58
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What are the histological characteristics of papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas?

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  • Papillary = Orphan annie eyes, coffee bean, psammoma bodies
  • Follicular = Follicles
  • Medullary = sea of amyloid
  • Anaplastic = anaplastic cells
59
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What are ovarian fibromas? Benign of malignant?

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Bundles of spindle shaped fibroblasts

Benign

60
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What are the s/sx of fibromas?

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Pulling sensation in the groin

61
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What is Meig’s syndrome? (3)

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Triad of:

  • ovarian fibroma
  • Ascites
  • Hydrothorax
62
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What are thecomas?

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Like granulosa cell tumors–may produce estrogen

63
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What are the usual s/sx of thecomas? Why?

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Abnormal uterine bleeding in a postmenopausal woman d/t estrogen production from the tumor

64
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What is the most common ovarian malignancy?

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Serous cystadenocarcinomas

65
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Are Serous cystadenocarcinomas usually unilateral or bilateral?

66
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What are the histological characteristics of Serous cystadenocarcinomas?

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Psammoma bodies

67
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What are the histological characteristics of Serous cystadenocarcinomas?

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Tumor showing papillary growth, hyperchromatic cells, and psammoma bodies

68
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Tumor showing papillary growth, hyperchromatic cells, and psammoma bodies= what tumor?

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Serous cystadenocarcinomas

69
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What are the histological characteristics of Mucinous cystadenocarcinomas? (3)

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  • Complex architecture
  • Nuclear atypia
  • Stromal invasion
70
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What are the differences between mucinous and serous cystadenocarcinoma?

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Mucinous has a complex architecture with nuclear atypia

71
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What is pseudomyxoma peritonei? What causes this?

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Intraperitoneal accumulation of mucinous material from mucinous cystadenocarcinoma ovarian or appendiceal tumor

72
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What are immature teratomas?

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Rare, aggressive solid tumor consisting or primitive or embryonic elements, often neuroectoderm

73
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Are immature teratomas usually aggressive or not?

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Aggressive

74
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Mature teratomas are more likely to contain what type of endocrine tissue?

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Thyroid tissue

75
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What are granulosa cell tumors?

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Malignant tumors of granulosa cell, which actively produce estrogen

76
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What is the most common sex cord stromal tumor? In whom do these usually occur?

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Granulosa cell tumor

Women in 50s

77
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What are the s/sx of granulosa cell tumors? Why?

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Abnormal uterine bleeding and breast TTP d/t estrogen/progesterone production

78
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What are call-exner bodies? What tumors are these seen in?

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Primordial follicles that are small, eosinophilic and fluid filled spaces that are often seen in granulosa cell tumors

Often seen in Granulosa cells tumors

79
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What are dysgerminomas?

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a type of germ cell tumor; it usually is malignant and usually occurs in the ovary

80
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In whom are dysgerminomas usually present in?

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Adolescents

81
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What are the histological characteristics of dysgerminomas?

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“Sheets of fried egg cells”

82
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What are the tumor markers of dysgerminomas? (2)

83
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“Sheets of fried egg cells” on histology = what ovarian tumor?

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Dysgerminoma

84
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What are choriocarcinomas?

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malignancy of trophoblastic cells

85
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How common are choriocarcinomas?

86
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What is the relation between choriocarcinomas and theca-lutein cysts?

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Increases the frequency of the cyst

87
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Are chorionic villi present with choriocarcinomas

88
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What organ do choriocarcinomas usually met to?

89
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What is the prognosis for choriocarcinomas?

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Very responsive to chemo

90
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What are yolk sac tumors?

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Aggressive tumors of ovaries or testes

91
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What is the most common tumor in male infants?

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Yolk sac tumors

92
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What are the gross characteristics of yolk sac tumors?

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Yellow, friable, solid mass

93
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What are the histological characteristics of yolk sac tumor?

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“Schiller-Duval bodies”

94
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What is the tumor marker of yolk sac tumors?

95
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What are Krukenberg tumors?

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GI malignancy which mets to the ovaries, causing a mucin-secreting signet cell adenocarcinoma

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