Ovary EZ

Question 1

STIC (serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma) is the precursor for which type of cancer?

Answer 1

High grade serous cell

-most cases are essentially tubal in origin

Question 2

Serous borderline tumour is the precursor for which type of cancer?

Answer 2

Low grade serous cell cancer

Question 3

Which type of ovarian cancers have a strong association with endometriosis of the ovary?

Answer 3

Endometriod and clear cell carcinoma

Question 4

Endometriod tumours are graded the same as which other tumours?

Answer 4

Uterine

Question 5

Which type of ovarian cancers are associated with lynch syndrome?

Answer 5

Endometriod and clear cell

Question 6

How could you diagnose endometriod/clear cell ovarian cancer?

Answer 6

Ascitic fluid

Question 7

A tumour of transitional type epithelium, usually benign

Answer 7

Brenner

borderline and malignant variants are rare

Question 8

Brenner tumours are made from which type of endothelium?

Answer 8

Transitional epithelium

Question 9

How to remember ovarian epithelial cancers: BE SCUM

Answer 9

Brenner
Endometriod

Serous
Clear cell
Undifferentiated
Mucinous

Question 10

These make up 95% of germ cell tumours

Answer 10

Mature teratoma (these are benign) most common malignant = dysgerminoma

Question 11

Most common malignant germ cell tumour

Answer 11

Dysgerminoma

Question 12

Which ovarian germ cell tumour would taylor swift get?

Answer 12

Dysgerminoma (because the average age affected is 22, these almost exclusively affect young women)

Question 13

If your ovarian tumours are bilateral and small, what should you consider?

Answer 13

These may be mets

commonest: stomach, colon, breast, pancreas

Question 14

How are ovarian cancers staged?

Answer 14

Figo staging

Question 15

Commonest site of ectopic pregnancy

Answer 15

Fallopian tube

Question 16

Female of reproductive age with amenorrhoea and acute hypotension or an acute abdomen

Answer 16

Ectopic pregnancy