Prostate and Uterus

Question 1

ID these three structures

Answer 1

1. urinary bladder
2. triangular fat opacity - often indicates enlarged prostate when visible
3. prostate

Question 2

What is the #1 cause of prostate enlargement?

Answer 2

Benign prostatic hypertrophy - neutered or not!

Question 3

ID these structures

Answer 3

1. paraprostatic cyst
2. urinary bladder
3. enlarged prostate

Paraprostatic cysts are often pedunculated and while attached to the prostate, the actual cysts itself will hang down lower and appear cranial to the urinary bladder.

Question 4

Is this a viable fetus?

Answer 4

No - you can see the spalding sign of the skull where bones are overlapping and compressing and also the mineralization of the entire fetus is light and patchy indicated resoprtion.