Repro Questions (with some micro) Main Flashcards
What is the most important mechanism of pathogenesis for Gonorrhea? Name some of sx of gonorrhea
Pilli! allows for adherence to mucosa so it can evade phagocytosis
When you stick your pilli in bad places, you’re going to need a pil(i) to make you feel better
Sx: Abdominal pain and discharge
Name a unique feature of gm+ (other than peptidoglycan wall)
lipoteichoic acid
What virulence factor does Staph aureus express? and what is its function?
Protein A– binds Fc-IgG and inhibits complement fixation and phagocytosis
What virulence factor does Group A strep express?
M protein– antiphagocytic
What are the urease positive bacteria? and what does urease do?
1) PUNCH: Proteus; Ureaplasma; Nocardia; Cryptococcus; Helicobacter (Getting PUNCHed in the UREter arEAS does not feel good)
2) converts urea into ammonia and CO2
What does Treponema Pallidum cause? type of bug? other bugs of this type?
1) Syph
2) Spirochetes (BLT- Borrelia, Leptospira, and Treponema)
(What makes the syph better? penicillin with a BLT so medication doesn’t bother stomach)
50 yo woman presents with thinning epidermis, fibrotic dermis and white patches on vulva– diagnosis?
Lichen Sclerosis- characterized by thinning ski and SCLEROTIC (fibrotic) dermis; see leukoplakia (or white patches) with parchment like skin; seen in postmenopausal women
A 32yo woman presents with white patches and thick leathery skin. She says she’s been using a new detergent for the past 6 months and been very itchy down there. She admits that she has been scratching a lot. Diagnosis? What would you see on histology?
Lichen simplex chronicus
See hyperplasia of vulvar squamous epithelium
Differential Diagnosis for Leukoplakia? (3 things)
1) Vulvar Carcinoma
2) Lichen Sclerosis
3) Lichen Simplex Chronicus
50yo presents with white patchy areas around vulva with irritation. Patient is positive for HPV 16. What is diagnosis and what are we likely to see on histology?
1) Vulvar Carcinoma
2) Will see koilocytic change, disordered cellular maturation, nuclear atypia, and INCREASED MITOTIC ACTIVITY (most importantly)
Extramammary Pagets Disease: histology? presentation?
1) Histology: malignant epithelial cells in vulva
2) Presentations: pruritic, ulcerated vulvar skin
Woman presents with pruritic, ulcerated skin on her vulva. What are the two possible diagnoses? What tests will distinguish the two? (PAS; Kertain; S100)
a) Extramammary Pagets disease or Melanoma
b)EMPD: PAS+, kertain+, S100-
c) Melanoma: PAS-, keratin-, S100+
(By the time someone is 100, they look like they’ve had melanoma)
What does PAS test for?
Mucous; only found in carcinomas not melanomas
What is the lining of the vaginal mucosa?
non-keratinized squamous epithelium
Where does lower 1/3 of vagina stem from embryologically? What type of epithelium is seen in lower 1/3 of vagina during development?
1) Lower 1/3 of vagina stems from UROGENITAL Sinus
2) Squamous epithelium
Describe the evolution of the vaginal epithelium? i.e. how it begins, how it ends, where it comes from etc…
The lower 1/3 of the vaginal epithelium, which is squamous epithelium, is derived from the urogenital sinus. The upper 2/3 of the vaginal epithelium is derived from the Mullerian ducts. The squamous cells grow upward and take over the upper 2/3 of the vaginal epithelium
Woman who was exposed to DES in utero presents with columnar epithelium in the upper portion of her vagina. What is the diagnosis? Where does the columnar epithelium come from?
1) Adenosis
2) Columnar epi on upper 2/3 of vagina comes from the Mullerian Ducts
What is clear cell adenocarcinoma of vagina? Most likely cause?
1) Proliferation of glands with clear cytoplasm
2) DES!!! DES!!! DES!!!
25yo patient presents to doctor’s office out of concern that her mother took DES while she was in utero. Which type of cancer is patient at risk for? What will you look for on histology?
1) Clear cell carcinoma of the Vagina
2) glands with clear cytoplasm
5yo pt. presents with penile bleeding and a mass protruding from his penis. Likely diagnosis? What should we see on histology? What will we stain for?
1) Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma
2) mesenchymal proliferation of immature skeletal muscle
3) desmin (muscle) and myogenin (immature skeletal muscle)
35 yo female pt. presents to GYN office complaining on of swollen lymph nodes in her inguinal area. She says she has not been to the GYN office in 15 years. Possible diagnosis? Describe pathology
1) Vaginal Carcinoma of lower 1/3; caused by HPV 16 or 18 (high grade)
2) carcinoma of squamous epithelium; precursor is vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia
35 yo female pt. presents to GYN office with swollen lymph nodes in her iliac nodes. She says she has not been to the GYN office in 15 years. Possible diagnosis? Describe pathology
1) Vaginal carcinoma of upper 2/3 of vagina; caused by high grade HPV
2) VIN is precursor to carcinoma
Epithelium of exocervix?
Squamous (ex”S”o to remember that exo is “S”quamous)
Epithelium of endocervix?
Columnar (en”D”o C,D)
High risk HPV produces E6 and E7. What are functions of E6 and E7?
1) E6= destroys p53–>cannot block BCL2
2) E7= destroys Rb– Rb usually binds E2F. E2F is necessary for cell cycle. If bound to Rb, cannot go through cycle– good for cancers.
43yo pt with a 22 pack/year hx of smoking presents to GYN with vaginal bleeding after sex. She denies discharge. Admits she hasn’t been to gyn in a while. 1) What disease are we nervous about? 2) subtypes? 3) Describe pathogenesis of the disease 4) How do most patients die?
1) Nervous about Cervical Carcinoma
2) 80% are squamous cell, 15% are adeno
3) Tumors invade through anterior uterine wall into bladder–>block ureters
4) Block ureters–> hydronephrosis–>renal failure
What is the pathology of Ashermans Syndrome? What does it lead to? What causes it?
1) Loss of basalis, which is the regenerative layer of the endometrium. Functionalis can no longer grow on top of it.
2) Secondary amenorrhea
3) Overaggressive dilation and curettage (D&C)
Explain anovulatory cycle. Why does the woman bleed? Length of cycle.
There is an estrogen drive proliferative phase without a subsequent progesterone phase. The bleeding occurs due to the inability of estrogen to maintain the corpus luteum, as opposed to a regular cycle when bleeding takes place due to progesterone withdrawal.
Length of cycles vary…
28 yo F presents to ER with fever, pelvic pain and abnormal uterine bleeding. She reports having a baby 3 weeks ago. Possible diagnosis?
Acute Endometritis– often caused by retained products of conception
30yo F presents with uterine bleeding, pain and infertility for past few months.See plasma cells on biopsy. She has multiple sex partners and does not always use protection. Possible diagnosis? possible causes (at least 3)? What would we see on histology?
1) Chronic Endometritis
2) Caused by retained products of conception; Chlamydia (PID); TB; IUD
3) PLASMA cells and Lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are always present. Must see plasma cells to make the diagnosis
40yo F presents with abnormal uterine bleeding. She says she is taking medication for breast cancer but cannot remember the name. What is likely diagnosis? What is the medication? MOA of medication?
1) Endometrial Polyp
2) Tamoxifen
3) antiestrogenic effects on breast but weak PROestrogenic effects on endometrium
What is the number one symptoms of a woman presenting with an endometrial polyp? Name a common cause
1) Abnormal uterine bleeding
2) Tamoxifen
34yo presents with dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain. She says that she and her husband have been trying to get pregnant for years but to no avail. Likely diagnosis? Be specific in describing this disease i.e. which specific structures are affected.
1) Endometriosis– involves endometrial glands and stroma
Endometriosis in ovary presents grossly as:
Endometriosis in fallopian tube presents grossly as:
1) chocolate cyst
2) gun powder nodules
Endometriosis in the uterine myometrium is called?
Adenomyosis
53yo F presents with uterine bleeding. Patient is obese and also takes estrogen replacements. Likely diagnosis? Pathophys? Most impt factor to determine risk of future cancer?
1) Endometrial hyperplasia or carcinoma– occurs in patients who are obese; pcos; estrogen therapy
2) Unopposed estrogen
3) Cellular atypia will determine if Endometrial hyperplasia will progress to carcinoma