Quiz 1, Genitalia SP2015 Flashcards
What is a DNA Poxvirus that looks similar to herpes?
Molluscum contagiosum
How does molluscum contagiosum present compared to herpes viruses?
MCV does not remain in the body after lesions heal. You can become reinfected though.
When psoriasis is present on the vulva, where does it usually occur? And what can it resemble?
Hear bearing portions.
Fungal infections
What term describes the epithelial extensions that project into the underlying connective tissue in both skin and mucous membranes?
Rete pegs
What is a non-specific skin condition that develops as a consequence of chronic pruritus and scratching?
Lichen simplex chronicus
Microscopic findings consist of elongation, widening and irregular thickenings of rete ridges, acanthosis, hyperkeratosis and chronic inflammation in dermis.
Lichen simplex chronicus
What skin condition that often happens in other regions of the body, can also occur around the vulva in women of childbearing age?
Lichen planus
What is the microscopic appearance of lichen planus?
Degeneration of the basal cell layer
Thickening of the granular cell layer
Infiltration of inflamm cells into the sub-epithelial layer of CT
“Saw-tooth” appearance of rete pegs
What vulvar skin condition is associated with vulvar cancer?
Lichen sclerosus
What are the histological characteristics of lichen sclerosus?
Edematous degeneration of basal layer
Atrophy of epidermis w/disappearance of the rete pegs
Underlying dermis is replaced by dense collagenous fibrous tissue
Infiltrates of band-like lymphocytes
Bartholin’s duct cysts are lined by either of what two types of cells?
Transitional epithelium of the normal duct, or
Epithelium that reveals squamous metaplasia
What STI reveals multinucleated giant cells on microscopy?
Herpes simplex
What STI is spread via skin-to-skin contact and is a sub-type of HPV?
Condyloma acuminata (genital warts)
Which two types of HPV are responsible for 90% of genital wart cases?
6 & 11
Which two types of HPV are responsible for 70% of cases of cervical cancer?
16 & 18
What are the histological findings of condyloma acuminata?
Acanthosis
Hyperkeratosis
Cytoplasmic vacuolation
What is the spirochete bacterium that causes syphilis?
Treponema pallidum
What lesions are typical of secondary syphilis?
Condyloma latum (flat warts)
Which two conditions are associated with a fishy odor and a high vaginal pH?
Bacterial vaginosis
Trichomonas vaginitis
(Candida has no odor and low pH)
What condition sometimes has a cottage cheese appearance?
Candida vaginitis
What are epithelial cells that are coated with bacteria and are associated with bacterial vaginosis?
Clue cells
What condition is characterized by the presence of hyperpigmented skin plaques?
Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia
Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia is associated with was condition in 10-30% of cases?
Primary squamous neoplasm in either the vagina or cervix.
What is the histologic appearance of HPV positive VIN?
Diffuse cellular atypia
Nuclear crowding
Increased mitotic index
~85% of vulvar cancers are of what type?
Squamous cell carcinoma
What factors are linked to metastatic spread of vulvar carcinoma?
Size of primary tumor
Depth of invasion
Involvement of lymphatic vessels
Adenocarcinoma of the vagina is rare, but associated with clear cell carcinoma in what population?
Young women whose mothers had been treated with diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia has three classification. What are they?
CIN1 (LSIL)- mild dysplasia
CIN2 (HSIL)- moderate dysplasia
CIN3 (HSIL)- severe dysplasia and carcinoma in situ
What term is used to describe cellular changes in which cells nuclei are enlarged and often stain with a halo-like appearance?
Koilocytosis
Koilocytosis is characteristic of what condition?
Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance ASC-US
What are the histologic findings with endocervical cancer?
Cluster of endocervical cancer cells with enlarged round or oval nuclei, irregular chromatin distribution and prominent nucleoli
What characterizes stage 1 cervical cancer?
Carcinoma confined to the cervix