Pathology of the Uterus, Vagina, and Vulva Flashcards
Vulvar malignancies will drain to the ___________ lymph nodes.
inguinal
Cervical malignancies will drain to the ____________ lymph nodes.
iliac (first) and then para-aortic (second)
Trace the types of epithelium from vulva to uterus.
Vulva: keratinizing squamous Vagina: non-keratinizing squamous Cervix: non-keratinizing squamous to glandular Uterus: glandular
Tumor growth into a tissue is called ___________, while tumor growth outward is ____________.
endophytic; exophytic
Single cells growing into an organ is called ___________.
pagetoid
Histologic exam of HSV-2 lesions will show ______________.
eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions
If a woman in labor has an active HSV-2 recurrence, _____________ is indicated.
caesarean section
Molluscum contagiosum is _____________.
a benign, self-limited endophytic lesion
Verrucous means ___________.
cauliflower-like
Hyperparakeratosis is ____________.
too much stratum corneum with nuclei (diagnostic of HPV infection)
What kind of organism causes strawberry cervix?
Flagellated protozoa (being Trichomonas)
What can cause vaginal candida?
Diabetes Antibiotics Pregnancy
Vaginal candida is described as ___________.
curd-like discharge
Actinomyces causes _____________.
nothing usually
Vulvar SCC is _________ as common as cervical cancer.
1/8
Most high-grade vulvar/cervical lesions do not ____________.
invade
What increases the risk of vulvar/cervical SCC?
Smoking, HPV, immunosuppression, and chronic inflammation
Describe inflammatory SCC.
Usually HPV-negative and occurring in women older than 70
What is lichen sclerosis?
A pre-malignant diffuse lesion that presents with “parchment paper” vulva and collagenous fibrosis of the stratum spinosum
Extramammary Paget’s disease in the vulva, unlike in the breast, is not associated with _____________.
underlying malignancy Note: because of this, extramammary Paget’s presents in the epidermis.
Histologically, extramammary Paget’s disease presents with _____________.
marked hyperkeratosis and pale basal cells with gland formation
____________ presents with S100 staining.
Melanoma (Me10nom0)
Girls exposed to DES (an old form of estrogen thought to prevent miscarriages from low estrogen levels) will develop _____________.
embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, a malignant proliferation of skeletal muscle cells just below the surface of the epithelium Note: this is also called sarcoma botryoides Note #2: this presents with a “grape-like” protrusion from the vagina
__________ also presents in women exposed to DES and will display patches of red, glandular tissue in the vagina.
Adenosis
____________ is like a worse form of adenosis.
Clear cell carcinoma (Another DES exposure disorder)
What stain identifies HPV?
p16
The classic histologic description of the proliferative phase uterus is _____________.
“test-tube” like with basal nuclei and occasional mitoses