Pelvic Pathology Flashcards
Mullerian Ducts
The embryonic tubes that give rise to the female genitalia
Uterus Didelphys
Complete duplication of the uterus
Most common congenital problem of the Fallopian tubes
Atresia of the tubes
T- shaped uterus is associated with:
Women whose mothers took DES during their pregnancies
Gartner’s duct cysts
Cysts that may occur in the vagina
Most common tumor in the female organs
Leiomyoma
Another name for endometrioma
Chocolate cyst
Most definitive method to diagnose endometrial cancer
D & C
Most common type of endometrial cancer
Adenocarcinoma
Mets of endometrial cancer is usually to:
Para Aortic nodes and Liver
Least common type of fibroid tumor is:
Submucosal
Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome
Complication of PID.
Inflammation of the peritoneum, glysson’s capsule. Diaphragm may be affected. Severe RUQ pain, fever, chills, headaches, malaise. Fluid tracks up in the paracolic gutters of the pelvis
Avg ovarian vol of polycystic ovaries
12 cm
90% of ovarian cancers are:
Serous Cystadenocarcinomas
Pseudomyxoma Peritoneii
Implants on the visceral surfaces caused by a ruptured mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
Tumor associated with patients who have endometrial cancer
Endometriod
Tumor associated with cystadenomas or cystic teratomas
Brenner tumor
A tumor which is a variation of the endometriod with its origin from the Müllerian duct:
Clear cell carcinoma
What tumor is associated with Meigs syndrome?
Ovarian Fibroma
A pelvic mass, hydrothorax, and ascites describe which syndrome that resolves after the tumor is removed
Meigs syndrome
Mostly benign germ cell layer tumor:
Cystic teratoma
Tumors that contain bits of bone, teeth and hair are:
Cystic teratomas and solid teratomas
Malignant germ cell layer tumor
Dysgerminoma
Morphologically the same as male testicular seminoma
Krukenberg tumor
Ovarian tumor which is mets from primary GI tract malignancy
Incidence of ectopic pregnancy is 6-10 times greater in patients with H/O PID
True
Tuboovarian abscesses can stimulate growth of which other masses
Endometrial cyst, hemorrhagic cyst, ectopic preg
The parietal peritoneum is also referred to as
Peritoneum, perimetrium and serous coat