Penis and STDs Flashcards
What is the most common type of penis malformation?
Hypospadias (ventral surface/underside)
What is the term for an abnormal urethral orifice located on the dorsal surface of the penis?
Epispadias
Which is more common: epispadias or hypospadias?
Hypospadias
Abnormal malformation of the urethral orifice of the penis can lead to what chronic issue?
Constriction/obstruction due to UTIs
What is the most common congenital abnormality of the male genitalia?
Malformation of the urethral orifice
What is the treatment for a malformed penile urethral orifice?
Reconstruction skin graft (prepuce)
What is the clinical term for an inflamed glans penis?
Balanitis
What is the clinical term for the foreskin of the penis?
Prepuce
What is the clinical term for inflammation of the foreskin?
Balanoposthitis
What is phimosis?
Inability to retract prepuce that leads to scarring
What is the term for the sluffed epithelial cells that can cause inflammation of the penis?
Smegma
Is phimosis most commonly congenital or acquired?
Acquired
What conditions put an individual at risk for phimosis or paraphimosis?
1 poor hygiene
2 uncircumcised
What is paraphimosis?
Entrapment of a retracted foreskin behind the coronal sulcus
What is the most common type of penile neoplasm?
Squamous cell carcinomas (95%)
What are the risks for penile squamous cell carcinomas?
1 over 40 years 2 uncircumcised 3 poor hygiene 4 HPV 16/18 5 AIDS or smoking
What is another name for penile squamous cell carcinoma in situ?
Bowen disease
Which type of penile SCC presents as a solitary lesion on the shaft?
SCC in situ
How does invasive penile SCC present differently from SCC in situ?
Gray, crusted and raised lesion on either the glans or prepuce with irregular borders and possible ulceration
What would be the most likely mechanism of metastasis of a penile SCC?
Lymphatics
What is the treatment for penile SCC?
Partial or total penectomy
What is the most common type of scrotal neoplasm?
Squamous cell carcinoma
What is the term for an increase of serous fluid in the tunica vaginalis of the scrotum?
Hydrocele
What is the most common cause of scrotal enlargement?
Hydrocele
How is a hydrocele of the scrotum diagnosed?
Transluminescence
What makes up a hematocele of the scrotum?
Blood
What makes up a chylocele of the scrotum?
Lymph
What would be the condition resulting in a chylocele of the scrotum?
Filariasis (aka elephantiasis)
What pathogen is responsible for lympathic filariasis aka elephantiasis?
Wuchereria bancrofti
How is lymphatic filariasis transmitted?
Flies, mosquitos, arthropods
What is another name for sexually transmitted diseases?
Venereal diseases
What are the two most common venereal diseases in the U.S.?
1 genital herpes
2 HPV