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Ovarian Masses Flashcards

1
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Ovarian cancer is ___ most common cancer in women

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6th

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2
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Cases of ovarian Ca with genetic predisposition

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10-15%

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Lifetime risk of ovarian Ca in general population

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1 in 50

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Risk of ovarian cancer with BRCA 1

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1 in 2

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Risk of ovarian cancer BRCA2

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1 in 5

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Risk of ovarian cancer HNPCC

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1 in 10

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7
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Peak age incidence of ovarian cancer

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60s

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Ovarian cancer staging

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Stage I - confined to ovary

Stage II - involves 1/both ovaries with pelvic extension OR primary peritoneal cancer

Stage III - involves 1/both ovaries with spread to peritoneum outside of pelvic OR metastasis to retroperitoneal lymph nodes

Stage IV - distant metastasis excluding peritoneal metastasis

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9
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Ovarian cancer stage 1A

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Limited to 1 ovary with intact capsule
No tumour in surface
Negative washings

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Ovarian cancer stage 1B

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Same as 1A but involves both ovaries

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Ovarian cancer stage 1C1

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Limited to one or both ovaries but surgical spill

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Ovarian cancer stage 1C2

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Capsule ruptured before surgery or tumour on ovary surface

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13
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Stage 1C3 ovarian cancer

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Malignant cells in ascites or peritoneal washings

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14
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Lifetime risk of ovarian cancer with affected 1st degree relative

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5%

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15
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Ca125 positive in ___% ovarian cancers

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80

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16
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Tumour markers for ovarian cancer

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Ca125
HE4
Ca72.4
Ca19-9
CEA
AFP
HCG

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17
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Normal CEA levels in smokers

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<5

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18
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Best combination of tumour markers in ovarian cancer

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Ca125 + HE4

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19
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Ovarian cancer stage IIA

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Extension or implant on uterus OR fallopian tube

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Ovarian cancer stage IIB

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Extension to other pelvic peritoneal tissues

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Ovarian cancer stage IIIA

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Positive retroperitoneal lymph nodes or microscopic metastasis beyond pelvis

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22
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Ovarian cancer stage IIIA1

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Positive retroperitoneal lymph nodes only

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23
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Ovarian cancer stage IIIA1i

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Mets <10mm

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Ovarian cancer stage IIIA1ii

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Mets >10mm

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Ovarian cancer stage IIIA2

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Microscopic extra pelvic peritoneal involvement + positive retroperitoneal lymph nodes

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Ovarian ca stage IIIB

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Macroscopic, extrapelvic peritoneal mets <2cm and positive retroperitoneal lymph nodes

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Ovarian stage IIIC

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Macroscopic extrapelvic peritoneal let’s >2cm + positive retroperitoneal lymph nodes
Includes extension to capsule of liver and spleen without parenchymal involvement

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Ovarian cancer stage IVA

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Pleural effusion with positive cytology

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Ovarian cancer stage IVB

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Hepatic or splenic parenchymal mets, mets to extra-abdominal organs or lymph nodes outside of abdominal cavity

30
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Proportion of women presenting with late stage ovarian cancer

31
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Neoadjuvant chemo is for ___ cycles

32
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Ovarian cancer standard chemotherapy

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Carboplatin + paclitaxel
6 cycles at 3 week intervals

33
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Targeted ovarian cancer treatments

A

Anti-VEGF
PARP inhibitors

34
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Adjuvant chemotherapy is not required for ________ ovarian cancer

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Well differentiated tumours up to stage 1B

35
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Follow up after primary therapy of ovarian cancer

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3-4 months for first 2 years
6 monthly up to 5 years

36
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Ca125 level in recurrence

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Twice the upper limit of normal (70)

37
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Treatment of ovarian cancer recurrence

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Platinum based agent if >1yr
Liposomal doxxorubicin if <1yr
Surgery for symptoms palliation
Paracentesis

38
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Treatment of poorly differentiated stage 1A/B or stage 1c - stage II ovarian cancer

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Primary surgery
Adjuvant chemo 6 cycles

39
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Stage III and stage IV ovarian cancer treatment

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Neoadjuvant chemo 3 cycles, interval debulking then 3 cycles chemo

40
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Chemotherapy in optimally reduced stage III/IV ovarian cancer

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Intraperitoneal cisplatin/paclitaxel - improves survival but more side effects
IV chemo carboplatin/cisplatin + palclitaxel

41
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Treatment of suboptimally reduced ovarian cancer stage III/IV

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Systemic carboplatin + paclitaxel (60% response with no recurrence in 1 year)
OR
Chemo + further surgery + chemo (no survival benefit

42
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Retroperitoneal lymph nodes are positive in ____ of stage 1 ovarian cancer

43
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Optimal staging surgery for ovarian cancer is ___

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midline laparotomy, TAH/BSO, washings, infracolic omentectomy
Random biopsies of pelvic and abdominal peritoneum
Retroperitoneal lymph node sampling (not block dissection)

44
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Classification of platinum sensitivity in recurrent ovarian cancer

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Refractory - disease progression during chemo
Resistant - <6 months remission
Responsive - remission for >6 months

45
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5yr SR for ovarian cancer

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Stage 1 - 94.5%
Stage 2 - 71.6%
Stage 3 - 31.9%
Stage 4 - 16%

46
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Ultrasound score criteria for RMI

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Ascites
Bilateral cysts
Multilocular
Solid areas
Metastases

47
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Dysgerminoma proportion malignant vs benign

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97% benign
3% malignant

48
Q

LDH is raised in

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Dysgerminomas (94%)

49
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Dysgerminoma accounts for ___ ovarian malignancies and is bilateral in ____

50
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5yr SR for Dysgerminoma

51
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Recurrence rate for Dysgerminoma

52
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Chemotherapy agent for Dysgerminoma

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Platinum based

53
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Abortion risk with surgery in 1st trimester of pregnancy

54
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Timing of surgery for ovarian masses in pregnancy

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16-18 weeks

55
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When should Surgery for dermoid cysts in pregnancy be done?

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Second trimester
When cyst >6cm
If cysts bilateral

56
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Adjuvant chemotherapy for ovarian malignancy in pregnancy

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Methotrexate and cisplatin

57
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5-hydroxyindoleactic acid (5-HIAA) is elevated in which ovarian masses?

A

Ovarian carcinoid tumours

58
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AFP is secreted by

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Yolk sac tumours AKA endodermal sinus tumour

59
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Ovarian tumours that cause precocious puberty

A

Embryonal carcinoma
Polyembryoma
Granulosa cell tumour
Choriocarcinoma of the ovary

60
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Adnexal masses have a non-ovarian origin in ____ cases

61
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Granulosa cell tumours produce

62
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Granulosa cell tumours are associated with

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Endometrial hyperplasia and cancer in 10%

63
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Inhibin B levels are raised in _____ cancers

A

Granulosa cell tumours

64
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Immature teratomas account for ___ germ cell tumours

65
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Characteristics of immature teratomas

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Unilateral
Arise from ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm
Commonly contain neural tissue
Grade 1-3
No response to radiotherapy

66
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Brenner tumour origin

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Wolffian remnants
Transitional epithelium

67
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Clear cell carcinoma origin

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Müllerian ducts

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